
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 6 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 32 | 53 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 7105 | 8274 | 9004 | 9107 | 8344 | 6413 | 4846 | 3998 | 3203 | 1225 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:54AM1.48m | 10:13PM1.40m | 10:37AM1.45m | 10:58PM1.36m | 11:22AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.19m | 4:12PM0.23m | 4:27AM0.23m | 4:57PM0.26m | 5:11AM0.26m | 5:41PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | SE 10 |
40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 39 | 22 | 164 | 90 | 88 | 20 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | E 15 | SSW 13 | S 13 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 11 | E 14 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 |
8 | — | 9 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 95 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | E 12 | — | E 15 | — | E 15 | — | SSW 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 20 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SW 5 | — | WNW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
16 | 32 | 53 | 78 | 120 | 193 | 123 | — | 16 | 85 | 315 | 2805 | 5295 | 7105 | 8274 | 9004 | 9107 | 8344 | 6413 | 4846 | 3998 | 3203 | 1357 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 67 | 16 | 60 | 16 | 58 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 67 | 118 | 140 | 140 | 148 | 140 | 140 | 167 | 296 | 322 | 170 | 322 | 170 | 92 |
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