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 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 6PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
W
12
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1388
1408
1408
1408
1314
1126
1077
888
784
784
722
711
560
639
603
178
293
261
257
378
368
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
N
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:20AM2.38m
8:42PM2.60m
8:58AM2.53m
9:17PM2.74m
9:34AM2.65m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.47m
2:52AM0.43m
3:03PM0.33m
3:28AM0.27m
3:38PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
13
12
12
13
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
15
15
13
10
12
9
9
9
12
14
13
12
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