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 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 6AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3526
1508
1508
3866
4546
2704
4092
5088
5228
5995
6481
6307
5965
4905
4367
3731
3076
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:31AM1.96m
4:22PM2.04m
4:59AM1.95m
5:42PM2.11m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.99m
9:55AM0.96m
10:48PM1.01m
11:14AM0.93m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
6
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
7
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