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: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 8PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1945
2098
2708
2448
2413
2258
2066
1949
2004
1761
1761
1604
1512
1368
1349
1349
1253
1154
1154
1034
1019
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:53AM2.94m
00:09AM2.91m
12:33PM2.88m
00:51AM2.79m
1:17PM2.77m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.07m
6:24AM0.03m
6:47PM0.16m
7:08AM0.16m
7:35PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
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7:01
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6:58
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7:22
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7:23
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7:24
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Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
10
11
9
9
10
9
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