
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 14 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 16 | S 12 | NE 16 | NE 6 | NE 13 | NE 11 | S 18 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 25 | 66 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.60m | 8:18PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.65m | 9:10PM1.57m | 9:39AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.09m | 2:33AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.07m | 3:26AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 18 |
184 | 315 | 322 | 197 | 163 | 298 | 259 | 202 | 155 | 121 | 90 | 193 | 174 | 169 | 246 | 329 | 316 | 346 | 220 | 168 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | NW 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 14 |
5 | 4 | 8 | 163 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 119 | 89 | 208 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 341 | 384 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | S 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 6 | SSW 17 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | SSW 9 | NE 16 | S 12 | NE 16 | N 10 | E 12 | NE 11 | S 18 | SE 14 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 151 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 |
— | 20 | 25 | 66 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 56 | 38 | 261 | 226 | 252 | 398 | 352 | — | 246 | 501 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 14 | 48 |
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