Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s 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 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
69 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.33m | 2:19AM1.27m | 2:49PM1.33m | 3:08AM1.26m | 3:38PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.38m | 8:30AM0.34m | 9:02PM0.38m | 9:18AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 |
69 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 268 | 388 | 474 | 370 | 1645 | 2157 | 1725 | 1281 | 934 | 820 | 589 | 503 | 355 | 191 | 385 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 |
34 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 57 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 32 | 179 | 324 | 184 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ESE 13 | S 10 | SSE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | W 3 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
5 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 5 | — | 5 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 10 |
30 | 34 | 30 | 49 | 388 | 679 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
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