Diners Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 177.95° E

Diners Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diners Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.3° 

Diners Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 2AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
11
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.6
ESE
11
6
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
11
4.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1797
1802
1655
626
502
341
344
11
10
85
9759
8285
6893
5085
3402
516
586
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
55
SW
55
SW
60
SW
65
SW
65
SSW
65
SSW
65
S
55
S
50
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:30PM1.55m
9:58AM1.49m
10:19PM1.49m
10:47AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.09m
4:12PM0.15m
4:37AM0.14m
5:00PM0.21m
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
Feels °C
-1
0
-2
-1
-3
-2
-4
-5
-6
-7
-6
-4
-2
0
0
1
3
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