
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 79 | 79 | 57 | 43 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 1673 | 1179 | 924 | 627 | 826 | 660 | 538 | 383 | 279 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.30m | 12:31PM1.34m | 00:52AM1.26m | 1:20PM1.32m | 1:41AM1.24m | 2:09PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.32m | 6:48PM0.36m | 7:04AM0.35m | 7:36PM0.38m | 7:51AM0.35m | 8:26PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
390 | 303 | 40 | 57 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5722 | 5482 | 3974 | 2542 | 1673 | 1179 | 924 | 627 | 826 | 660 | 538 | 383 | 279 | 55 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 |
55 | 48 | 79 | 43 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 62 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 57 | 17 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 |
123 | 79 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 6 | SSW 8 |
12 | 28 | 338 | 1524 | 2443 | 3908 | 4860 | 5417 | 7172 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 379 | 561 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 16 | 414 | 175 | 148 | 118 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 89 | 58 |
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