Diners Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 177.95° E

Diners Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diners Beach sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.1
S
16
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
176
493
505
590
1285
1070
1809
1697
1411
875
839
775
649
547
464
383
361
287
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:54PM1.37m
12:23PM1.37m
00:42AM1.32m
1:11PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.27m
6:09AM0.26m
6:36PM0.32m
6:55AM0.30m
7:24PM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
13
15
15
13
Feels °C
4
5
7
7
8
7
7
10
8
6
6
6
7
6
7
10
13
11
6
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