Diners Beach surf break

Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Diners Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)9999999999999910101010121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57749543032539133323018915712595979910687899096134174177174171166
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
30
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
25
SW
5
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
1.49
10:19PM
1.38
10:41AM
1.50
11:07PM
1.40
11:27AM
1.50
11:56PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
0.19
4:32AM
0.19
5:05PM
0.16
5:19AM
0.18
5:51PM
0.15
6:09AM
0.19
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset---8:30-------8:30-------8:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C212324242119181616181617181717171819222018181717
Feels °C (?)192324201814128710111612910111213181512121111
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