Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.89° S 174.45° E

Bethell's Beach / Te Henga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4001
4193
2781
2605
2541
2285
2049
1933
1883
1447
1244
988
1147
955
942
1230
639
478
791
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
W
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:03PM2.33m
5:41AM2.24m
6:22PM2.46m
6:54AM2.39m
7:25PM2.65m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.69m
11:55AM0.59m
00:40AM0.54m
1:02PM0.43m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
13
13
12
11
12
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
9
6
7
8
8
8
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