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 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
559
753
709
962
962
1165
509
638
683
881
1308
1421
1835
2136
2128
2257
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:03PM3.09m
10:25AM2.90m
10:45PM3.10m
11:07AM2.89m
Low Tide
4:20AM-0.05m
4:34PM-0.05m
5:03AM-0.06m
5:17PM-0.01m
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7:07
7:05
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5:46
5:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
9
8
9
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