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 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 7PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
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
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.4
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1297
1508
1785
2065
2307
2307
2307
2276
2089
2089
1956
1956
1967
3519
3710
3625
3119
2866
2610
2270
2119
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:31AM2.83m
11:53PM3.03m
12:17PM2.75m
00:38AM2.90m
1:02PM2.64m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.01m
6:14AM0.05m
6:28PM0.12m
6:59AM0.16m
7:14PM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
9
9
10
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
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