
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 731 | 710 | 659 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 725 | 666 | 573 | 490 | 425 | 218 | 206 | 151 | 225 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.24m | 2:59PM1.33m | 3:21AM1.25m | 3:47PM1.35m | 4:11AM1.28m | 4:35PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.34m | 9:16PM0.35m | 9:30AM0.32m | 10:05PM0.32m | 10:19AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 17 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 |
279 | 140 | 32 | 214 | 280 | 337 | 375 | 622 | 176 | 167 | 25 | 25 | 783 | 725 | 666 | 573 | 490 | 425 | 218 | 206 | 151 | 225 | 580 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 |
154 | 34 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 47 | 46 | 77 | 94 | 140 | 223 | 132 | 132 | 346 | 257 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 |
35 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 39 | 34 | 67 | 248 | 308 | 288 | 164 | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 302 | 557 | 768 | 724 | 731 | 710 | 659 | 1249 | 789 | 987 | 899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 102 | 322 | 263 | 263 | 83 | 83 | 58 | 86 | 98 | 98 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
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