Diners Beach surf break

Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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Diners Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Diners Beach sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Diners Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
NNE
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
S
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
S
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)12121212581181111109998888887888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8156465154352312111111408321275216169131151133164160182206226
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
45
NNE
40
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
1.54
6:30PM
1.58
6:52AM
1.58
7:23PM
1.65
7:46AM
1.60
8:16PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.06
12:46AM
0.08
1:10PM
0.02
1:40AM
0.05
2:02PM
-0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:36-------5:34-------5:32---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------11------1----1
Temp. °C161617191919191918181819201918171717151618181716
Feels °C (?)111111141413131310121416161615151617141315161412
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