Diners Beach surf break

Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 18 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Diners Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
351
293
287
299
87
378
234
190
186
148
113
106
78
82
84
80
55
55
57
43
31
29
18
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
0
E
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:28AM1.60m
7:01PM1.71m
7:24AM1.62m
7:56PM1.74m
8:21AM1.61m
8:52PM1.74m
Low Tide
12:44PM-0.01m
1:20AM0.02m
1:40PM-0.03m
2:17AM0.01m
2:36PM-0.03m
3:14AM0.01m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
7
8
7
8
8
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
416
351
293
287
299
87
378
234
190
186
148
113
106
78
82
84
80
55
55
57
43
24
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
115
30
30
31
33
75
33
25
29
20
8
13
7
7
23
16
15
2
14
17
7
31
29
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
S
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
30
42
40
20
15
33
7
33
32
31
8
28
16
25
16
4
20
6
17
4
17
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
0.8
E
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
2
0.6
NE
3
1
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
Energy kJ
95
32
5
2
6
32
35
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
16
53
84
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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