Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Surf Break

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

Lat Long: 36.89° S 174.45° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 6AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.4
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
581
529
658
604
595
595
604
621
648
589
507
500
368
363
357
376
650
392
384
463
874
2979
3621
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
20
S
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:48AM2.40m
4:27PM2.27m
4:46AM2.30m
5:27PM2.26m
5:44AM2.24m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.62m
10:13AM0.56m
10:37PM0.71m
11:09AM0.61m
11:37PM0.76m
12:03PM0.63m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
 mm
4
8
1
1
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
11
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1.1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
13
0.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
395
581
529
658
604
595
595
604
621
648
589
507
500
368
363
149
376
650
392
186
463
874
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
7
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.7
NW
8
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
SW
14
0.8
W
13
0.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
38
52
36
34
22
22
21
11
11
4
4
1
9
15
57
357
264
261
313
384
206
258
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
13
0.5
W
11
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
55
1
3
3
13
60
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
1.4
SSW
6
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
3
2
5
1
2
14
3
8
15
22
10
7
7
9
5
6
20
29
132
2979
3621
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
1
2
9
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
0
1
1
284
284
286
291
291
160
160
114
61
0
40
76
106
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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