Diners Beach surf break

Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Diners Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 2AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
10
4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
S
14
1.1
S
8
0.7
S
13
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
9
0.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3233
2725
1390
932
770
621
561
364
353
365
300
231
197
142
135
118
55
135
163
167
165
167
148
222
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
NE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:05PM1.68m
10:31AM1.55m
11:01PM1.64m
11:28AM1.50m
11:58PM1.59m
12:27PM1.45m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.05m
4:46PM0.05m
5:24AM0.08m
5:42PM0.09m
6:21AM0.12m
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:29
5:27
5:25
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
8
9
10
8
9
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.5
S
8
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSW
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
9
1
S
9
Energy kJ
106
100
738
800
488
343
370
343
304
365
300
231
197
142
117
118
90
135
163
167
165
167
148
152
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
1.4
SE
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.8
S
13
Energy kJ
2
2
98
69
70
65
40
47
353
199
191
5
5
138
135
96
54
44
123
162
112
77
108
222
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.1
N
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
S
19
0.4
ESE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.5
SSW
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.5
S
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
S
14
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
2
49
2
40
24
7
48
4
36
4
10
2
5
19
29
55
131
44
26
22
11
13
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
10
4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.8
SSW
9
Energy kJ
3233
2725
1390
932
770
621
561
364
182
149
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
98
92
74
74
40
96
6
6
6
0
6
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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