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 pm 21 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 (0.7m), 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 3AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). 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 (0.7m)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

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
431
382
316
423
212
147
129
119
114
114
357
581
653
721
711
689
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
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
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:57AM2.35m
3:34PM2.25m
3:53AM2.20m
4:36PM2.17m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.64m
9:23AM0.61m
9:50PM0.79m
10:19AM0.73m
clear
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rain showers
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
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