
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 11PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 674 | 652 | 583 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 695 | 654 | 573 | 501 | 271 | 222 | 197 | 193 | 125 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.33m | 3:21AM1.25m | 3:47PM1.35m | 4:11AM1.28m | 4:35PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.35m | 9:30AM0.32m | 10:05PM0.32m | 10:19AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 |
280 | 337 | 375 | 622 | 176 | 167 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 695 | 654 | 573 | 501 | 271 | 222 | 197 | 193 | 125 | 571 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 |
29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 47 | 46 | 77 | 93 | 137 | 210 | 132 | 288 | 346 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 202 | 251 | 308 | 96 | 88 | 204 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
735 | 674 | 652 | 583 | 1207 | 1027 | 987 | 913 | 766 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 263 | 83 | 58 | 86 | 91 | 98 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
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