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 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 3AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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 Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
852
852
890
868
860
871
871
791
760
657
631
614
553
553
774
834
834
821
962
955
869
1031
1002
961
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:37AM2.62m
2:08PM2.62m
2:33AM2.42m
3:10PM2.46m
3:43AM2.25m
4:28PM2.35m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.33m
8:31PM0.48m
8:56AM0.51m
9:39PM0.63m
10:08AM0.64m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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7:25
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7:27
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7:27
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
11
9
11
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
13
14
6
5
7
11
13
11
10
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