
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1178 | 1178 | 1074 | 2763 | 2519 | 2202 | 2066 | 1067 | 1242 | 954 | 669 | 653 | 591 | 527 | 430 | 277 | 236 | 209 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:20AM2.63m | 1:49PM2.49m | 2:08AM2.51m | 2:44PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.40m | 7:44AM0.35m | 8:04PM0.51m | 8:35AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
832 | 811 | 1074 | 2763 | 2519 | 2202 | 1423 | 1067 | 31 | 954 | 669 | 653 | 591 | 527 | 430 | 277 | 236 | 209 | 172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 |
— | — | 869 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | — | — | 26 | 51 | 50 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 14 | S 6 | SW 13 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
1178 | 1178 | 932 | — | 66 | 8 | 2066 | 92 | 1242 | — | 16 | 21 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 159 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 124 | 234 | 87 | 131 | 109 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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