Diners Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 177.95° E

Diners Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diners Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.3° 

Diners Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 8PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
0.1
E
18
1.2
SE
11
1
SE
10
0.1
SE
16
0.6
ESE
11
6
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
1.7
S
15
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1933
1802
1802
1698
723
515
446
6
338
200
10
84
9759
8442
6863
5030
1331
564
552
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
55
SW
55
SW
55
SSW
65
SW
65
SSW
65
SSW
65
SSW
55
S
50
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:30PM1.55m
9:58AM1.49m
10:19PM1.49m
10:47AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.09m
4:12PM0.15m
4:37AM0.14m
5:00PM0.21m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-6
-7
-7
-4
-3
0
1
2
2
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