Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 294 | 318 | 299 | 349 | 380 | 3508 | 3721 | 3248 | 2894 | 2503 | 2048 | 1909 | 1698 | 1761 | 618 | 481 | 0 | 148 | 68 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.54m | 8:41PM1.61m | 9:08AM1.52m | 9:30PM1.55m | 9:58AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.06m | 3:02AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.10m | 3:51AM0.09m | 4:12PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 275 | 294 | 318 | 299 | 349 | 380 | 354 | 239 | 198 | 202 | 164 | 131 | 123 | 94 | 92 | 618 | 481 | — | 148 | 68 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | SSW 16 | SE 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | N 11 | N 11 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | SE 16 | — |
| kJ | 147 | 86 | 31 | — | 306 | 9 | 508 | 537 | 545 | 223 | 162 | 165 | — | 2 | 2 | 60 | 46 | — | — | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 20 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 307 | 276 | 86 | — | 75 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 96 | 122 | 758 | 2366 | 3353 | 3300 | 3508 | 3721 | 3248 | 2894 | 2503 | 2048 | 1909 | 1698 | 1761 | 876 | 1826 | 3093 | 4391 | 7504 | 10522 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 91 | 118 | 118 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 271 | 170 | 167 | 98 | 92 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 167 | 175 | 177 | 435 | 175 |
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