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: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 10AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.3
SW
12
0.6
WSW
20
0.7
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.3
WSW
19
1.7
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3267
3028
2627
2265
2053
1673
1527
1137
933
694
583
488
439
255
265
448
280
416
855
1055
1153
1682
1663
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10AM2.64m
11:28PM2.82m
11:46AM2.64m
00:02AM2.79m
12:23PM2.62m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.24m
5:17PM0.22m
5:43AM0.22m
5:53PM0.25m
6:20AM0.23m
6:32PM0.31m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
12
13
11
10
8
8
7
9
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
8
7
6
4
4
3
5
7
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
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