Diners Beach surf break

Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 18 May 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
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Diners Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1.1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
410
416
416
351
293
287
89
111
239
234
190
151
148
113
110
124
78
84
80
73
55
57
49
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
0
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:28AM1.60m
7:01PM1.71m
7:24AM1.62m
7:56PM1.74m
8:21AM1.61m
8:52PM1.74m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.06m
12:44PM-0.01m
1:20AM0.02m
1:40PM-0.03m
2:17AM0.01m
2:36PM-0.03m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
4:59
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
13
12
11
10
9
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
6
0.6
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
410
416
416
351
293
287
89
75
239
234
190
151
148
113
110
124
78
84
80
73
55
57
39
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
183
179
115
30
30
31
72
33
49
25
29
20
8
8
16
25
23
16
15
6
7
17
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
Energy kJ
31
31
30
42
36
20
33
6
33
33
32
31
7
28
28
16
16
20
2
18
17
3
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NE
3
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
Energy kJ
111
4
5
1
7
6
34
49
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
9
6
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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