Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Surf Break

Bethell's Beach / Te Henga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.89° S 174.45° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.8° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 2PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
!
!
!
!
!
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
14
2.5
W
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2032
2498
1440
1535
3376
6886
5662
5197
4451
3263
2827
2596
2096
1907
1358
1321
1111
1154
1403
1363
1215
1452
1634
1269
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNW
25
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:10AM2.60m
1:35PM2.40m
1:53AM2.54m
2:23PM2.37m
2:42AM2.48m
3:19PM2.34m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.43m
7:45PM0.51m
8:18AM0.45m
8:35PM0.58m
9:10AM0.48m
9:33PM0.62m
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
13
3
1
3
12
7
1
Temp °C
12
10
11
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
4
5
5
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
7
8
7
6
9
9
8
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
2.5
W
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
2.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
22
2498
1440
1535
3376
6886
5662
5197
4451
3263
2827
2596
2096
1907
1358
1321
1111
1154
1403
18
38
97
179
1269
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
22
1.1
NW
8
0.7
SW
20
1.2
WSW
18
0.1
S
9
1.7
NW
9
0.3
S
10
1.2
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
47
176
392
883
2
457
16
231
93
88
55
45
33
17
10
2
18
255
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
22
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
47
33
19
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
14
1.7
NNW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
10
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
2032
394
745
1102
1470
8
16
7
14
22
20
30
56
69
81
49
1363
1215
1452
1634
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
6
5
5
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
73
116
343
116
73
61
1
1
1
0
7
0
0
7
7
7
7
61
61
76
76
76
76
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
7
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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