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 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 5PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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4
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3757
3517
3967
5267
5526
4895
4367
3971
3549
3196
2911
2646
2288
2098
1860
1582
1447
1285
1285
1154
1154
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:06AM2.22m
7:28PM2.43m
7:49AM2.40m
8:07PM2.61m
8:27AM2.58m
8:43PM2.77m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.65m
1:39AM0.54m
1:52PM0.47m
2:18AM0.35m
2:30PM0.31m
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
9
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
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