Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 11PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1211 | 690 | 718 | 540 | 418 | 241 | 235 | 158 | 168 | 202 | 493 | 405 | 364 | 1285 | 956 | 1809 | 1697 | 1279 | 875 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:07PM1.43m | 11:35AM1.41m | 11:54PM1.37m | 12:23PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.20m | 5:48PM0.27m | 6:09AM0.26m | 6:36PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
586 | 690 | 649 | 3289 | 418 | 241 | 235 | 498 | 168 | 176 | 493 | 405 | 364 | 1285 | 956 | 1809 | 1697 | 1279 | 875 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | ESE 9 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 |
1211 | — | 718 | 540 | 44 | 33 | 18 | 158 | 273 | 202 | 121 | 121 | 715 | 94 | 427 | 135 | 133 | 98 | 249 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | S 17 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 57 | 198 | 177 | 96 | 288 | 170 | — | — | — | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
3130 | 5343 | 4325 | — | 2826 | 3331 | 2698 | 781 | 736 | 608 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 89 | 74 | 7 | 40 | 83 | 58 | 97 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
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