Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 2AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2136 | 2128 | 2257 | 1933 | 2075 | 2182 | 1953 | 2102 | 3470 | 4822 | 4684 | 4454 | 4079 | 3778 | 3660 | 3456 | 3410 | 2650 | 2457 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:25PM3.03m | 11:47AM2.83m | 00:04AM2.89m | 12:27PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.00m | 5:58PM0.11m | 6:23AM0.13m | 6:39PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2136 | 2128 | 2257 | 1933 | 2075 | 2182 | 1953 | 2102 | 3470 | 4218 | 4684 | 2246 | — | 2821 | 3660 | 1785 | — | 1174 | 1045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 612 | 578 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 174 | 293 | 403 | 545 | 571 | 664 | 743 | — | — | 4822 | — | 4454 | 4079 | 3778 | — | 3456 | 3410 | 2650 | 2457 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 41 | 131 | 204 | 245 | 251 | 252 | 94 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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