Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 437 | 431 | 357 | 316 | 246 | 232 | 158 | 209 | 209 | 381 | 818 | 1108 | 1067 | 1209 | 1145 | 857 | 742 | 941 | 1003 | 881 | 859 | 665 | 638 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:49PM2.87m | 11:11AM2.88m | 11:24PM2.81m | 11:45AM2.83m | 11:59PM2.71m | 12:21PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.05m | 5:22PM0.15m | 5:38AM0.12m | 5:59PM0.24m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 455 | 437 | 431 | 357 | 316 | 246 | 232 | 72 | 92 | 99 | 103 | 818 | 1108 | 1067 | 1209 | 1145 | 857 | 742 | 941 | 1003 | 881 | 859 | 665 | 638 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | 105 | 82 | 16 | 37 | 74 | 48 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 381 | 80 | — | 253 | — | — | 323 | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | 90 | 124 | 209 | 209 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 115 | — | — | 75 | 71 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 126 | 128 | 92 | 89 | 61 | — | 39 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 70 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 120 | 114 | 79 | 79 | 117 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 117 | 332 | 96 | 68 | 40 |
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