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: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.0° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 2AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
10
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1370
1370
848
1033
928
982
969
955
1017
1154
1257
1337
1600
3371
1345
3299
3258
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:54AM2.65m
1:24PM2.56m
1:45AM2.47m
2:21PM2.42m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.34m
7:16AM0.33m
7:43PM0.49m
8:11AM0.49m
8:46PM0.64m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
8
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