Diners Beach surf break

Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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Diners Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Diners Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Diners Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.9
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
1228
927
734
617
520
375
290
225
61
58
54
64
33
48
33
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
5
NW
5
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:54AM1.49m
2:25PM1.38m
2:49AM1.45m
3:21PM1.37m
3:42AM1.42m
4:14PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:37PM0.19m
8:15AM0.18m
8:33PM0.22m
9:09AM0.19m
9:29PM0.25m
10:01AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:23
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
17
20
20
15
12
11
10
12
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
12
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
15
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
1.9
SSW
16
2.2
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
497
488
569
748
1822
2479
2293
1804
1483
1228
927
734
617
520
375
290
225
102
68
54
64
33
48
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
NE
4
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
7
3
3
9
8
8
8
8
8
4
2
3
3
3
3
12
12
61
58
66
32
41
6
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
18
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
17
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
1
8
8
3
3
2
2
2
12
2
2
2
12
10
9
4
18
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
15
4
11
13
7
6
4
14
12
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
0
0
12
12
10
12
12
16
12
12
12
14
14
14
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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