Surf Forecasts:
Bethell's Beach / Te Henga surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 5,046 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Bethell's Beach / Te Henga in the next 16 days are 3.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bethell's Beach / Te Henga over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 477 | 742 | 4312 | 3478 | 4803 | 4976 | 4381 | 4163 | 2939 | 1944 | 1697 | 1579 | 626 | 1108 | 1071 | 2038 | 1609 | 1877 | 2285 | 2987 | 2852 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:43AM2.80m | 10:58PM2.93m | 11:18AM2.81m | 11:33PM2.88m | 11:56AM2.77m | 00:11AM2.79m | 12:37PM2.69m | 00:54AM2.65m | 1:24PM2.56m | 1:45AM2.47m | 2:21PM2.42m | 2:49AM2.31m | 3:35PM2.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.11m | 5:12AM0.06m | 5:27PM0.14m | 5:50AM0.09m | 6:07PM0.22m | 6:30AM0.19m | 6:51PM0.34m | 7:16AM0.33m | 7:43PM0.49m | 8:11AM0.49m | 8:46PM0.64m | 9:18AM0.62m | 10:03PM0.73m | ||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 364 | 390 | 487 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 2939 | 1944 | 1697 | 1579 | 626 | 1060 | 1071 | — | 1609 | 1877 | 2285 | 2987 | 2852 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 149 | 319 | 65 | 66 | — | — | — | 458 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 10 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 477 | 742 | 4312 | 3478 | 4803 | 4976 | 4381 | 4163 | — | — | — | — | 355 | 1108 | — | 2038 | — | — | — | — | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 221 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 120 | 221 | 346 | 267 | 347 | 131 | 112 | 96 | 91 | 68 | 120 | 159 | 227 |
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