Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 456 | 383 | 17 | 434 | 196 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 817 | 829 | 919 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 792 | 718 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09PM1.32m | 2:31AM1.24m | 2:59PM1.33m | 3:21AM1.25m | 3:47PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.35m | 8:26PM0.38m | 8:40AM0.34m | 9:16PM0.35m | 9:30AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 456 | 383 | 238 | 94 | 56 | 102 | 316 | 294 | 195 | 214 | 280 | 337 | 375 | 292 | 131 | 73 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 792 | 718 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 101 | 36 | 154 | 140 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 17 | N 10 | N 10 | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 22 | — | 35 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | S 11 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 434 | 196 | 278 | — | — | 365 | 607 | 681 | 817 | 829 | 919 | 1267 | 1242 | 1081 | 1027 | 899 | 997 | 924 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 10 | 91 | 58 | 40 | 6 | 14 | 83 | 98 | 353 | 263 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 91 | 89 | 98 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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