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: 5 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethell's Beach / Te Henga sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga today (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga at 9PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
0
1
0
2
0
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.4
WSW
11
0.7
SW
22
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
20
3
SW
19
2.2
WSW
19
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
3
SW
11
2.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
471
788
945
1281
7340
3463
8310
7522
7384
6996
7266
7629
8344
7667
2476
3336
6647
6152
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:00PM2.96m
9:22AM2.85m
9:40PM3.03m
10:01AM2.92m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.02m
3:29PM0.02m
3:55AM-0.05m
4:10PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
3
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
8
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
6
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