Diners Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.15° S 177.95° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Diners Beach sea temperature is

13.5° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 13	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	407	354	292	286	244	190	190	203	226	217	164	161	130	101	88	65	64	215	68	41	25	26	27	52
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SSW	ESE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:49AM1.49m					3:26PM1.57m				3:49AM1.52m				4:25PM1.62m				4:49AM1.55m				5:24PM1.67m
Low Tide	8:40PM0.19m					9:06AM0.10m				9:41PM0.15m				10:04AM0.06m				10:42PM0.11m				11:04AM0.02m


	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	14	14	12	13	13	13	13	14	16	15
Feels °C	5	6	5	7	6	6	7	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	9	8	7	8	8	8	8	9	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	ESE 8	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	407	354	292	286	244	190	190	203	226	217	247	238	187	173	167	96	64	215	158	146	103	70	45	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 10
kJ	493	535	612	453	429	394	290	273	353	265	164	161	130	101	88	65	67	67	68	41	25	25	15	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	—	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 6	—	E 12	E 12	SSW 15	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	SSW 14	S 13	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8
kJ	57	31	—	—	52	57	43	31	—	3	3	21	6	6	5	63	89	5	5	5	18	19	19	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	N 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 6
kJ	112	86	66	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	14	13	11	10	14	21	26	27	52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boat Harbour Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahuru Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Boat Harbour Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	6	6	6	6	6	6	0	6	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	12	12	14	14	14	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Boat Harbour	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Last Chance	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Diners Beach	Last Chance	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori North	Makorori North	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Whales	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Stockroute
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	4
Header Global	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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