Diners Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 177.95° E

Diners Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diners Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.0° 

Diners Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
10
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
141
96
105
110
241
187
167
163
137
144
81
70
142
336
376
287
278
308
277
229
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
35
NNE
10
N
20
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
9:26AM1.49m
9:46PM1.44m
10:12AM1.45m
10:32PM1.39m
10:57AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.19m
4:02AM0.19m
4:28PM0.24m
4:46AM0.24m
5:14PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
14
12
11
12
13
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
11
9
10
12
8
7
7
8
12
13
11
10
10
11
11
10
8
12
10
11
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