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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.6° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1203
1111
975
595
453
732
599
590
590
525
486
653
553
545
347
347
413
384
186
118
116
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:41PM2.23m
3:02AM2.12m
3:45PM2.11m
4:12AM2.00m
5:03PM2.07m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.67m
9:01PM0.85m
9:28AM0.83m
10:08PM0.97m
10:37AM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
10
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
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