Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 416 | 344 | 276 | 271 | 257 | 205 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 116 | 114 | 80 | 53 | 102 | 142 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.34m | 6:42PM1.45m | 7:03AM1.37m | 7:25PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.26m | 12:29PM0.23m | 1:01AM0.22m | 1:15PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 501 | 416 | 344 | 276 | 271 | 257 | 205 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 56 | 39 | 20 | 23 | 102 | 142 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 72 | 116 | 114 | 80 | 53 | 43 | 91 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 28 | 63 | 37 | 20 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 41 | 36 | 22 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 72 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 65 | 54 | 47 | 59 | 85 | 64 | 93 | — | 4 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
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