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 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
8
1.1
SW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
212
172
116
122
114
144
352
581
653
590
796
689
620
473
341
255
255
230
527
488
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:34PM2.25m
3:53AM2.20m
4:36PM2.17m
4:58AM2.11m
5:43PM2.16m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.61m
9:50PM0.79m
10:19AM0.73m
10:53PM0.88m
11:20AM0.79m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
7
9
9
9
8
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