
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
110 | 278 | 187 | 167 | 163 | 164 | 144 | 81 | 70 | 140 | 394 | 418 | 373 | 278 | 287 | 221 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.44m | 10:12AM1.45m | 10:32PM1.39m | 10:57AM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.19m | 4:28PM0.24m | 4:46AM0.24m | 5:14PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
110 | 278 | 187 | 167 | 163 | 164 | 144 | 65 | 70 | 140 | 394 | 418 | 373 | 278 | 255 | 221 | 205 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
98 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 81 | 63 | 95 | 32 | 41 | 11 | 57 | 87 | 205 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SE 13 |
34 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 85 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | N 6 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | W 3 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 51 | 25 | 24 | 111 | 287 | 343 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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