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 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 5AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
4
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
11
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1389
1002
712
904
942
799
321
478
712
587
541
414
359
330
285
280
323
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:22PM2.46m
6:54AM2.39m
7:25PM2.65m
7:52AM2.57m
8:15PM2.83m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.54m
1:02PM0.43m
1:40AM0.34m
1:58PM0.25m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
11
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
10
9
7
9
13
11
11
10
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