Diners Beach surf break

Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Diners Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.3
NE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
1.5
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)101010699999966666666666778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1581541461241061066160264115910969565867495915010494777782
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
0
SSW
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
10
NW
15
NE
15
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
ENE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
1.29
3:57AM
1.32
4:13PM
1.28
4:45AM
1.34
5:01PM
1.28
5:32AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.37
9:38PM
0.32
10:06AM
0.38
10:25PM
0.32
10:56AM
0.38
11:12PM
0.32
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------6:00
Sunset---8:36-------8:35-------8:35----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------21--12-1-----1
Temp. °C212222262119181921222121222019192022222119181717
Feels °C (?)191919232119191819192120211818181921211816141313
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