Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Surf Break

Bethell's Beach / Te Henga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.89° S 174.45° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 12AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
13
3.5
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3208
6489
5398
4883
4081
3152
2827
2300
2096
1907
1488
1484
1255
1147
1203
1496
1285
1438
1306
1462
1415
1119
1866
1969
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:53AM2.54m
2:23PM2.37m
2:42AM2.48m
3:19PM2.34m
3:40AM2.43m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.51m
8:18AM0.45m
8:35PM0.58m
9:10AM0.48m
9:33PM0.62m
10:09AM0.49m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
5
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
6
7
8
8
7
6
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
13
3.5
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
3208
6489
5398
4883
4081
3152
2827
2300
2096
1907
1488
1484
1255
1147
1203
1068
38
97
179
1462
1415
1119
1866
1969
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
18
1.6
NNW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
883
395
393
442
18
129
77
72
54
33
23
10
9
2
18
18
211
319
434
464
691
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
23
Energy kJ
18
33
37
18
6
1
22
22
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
9
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
770
9
4
6
9
17
18
16
18
32
20
1496
1285
1438
1306
62
106
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
Distance (km)
114
61
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
7
61
40
76
76
87
68
79
68
40
41
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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