Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 361 | 255 | 242 | 176 | 273 | 278 | 202 | 189 | 179 | 176 | 154 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 79 | 79 | 57 | 46 | 38 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:57AM1.42m | 11:18PM1.34m | 11:43AM1.38m | 00:04AM1.30m | 12:31PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.29m | 5:31AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.33m | 6:17AM0.32m | 6:48PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 367 | 361 | 255 | 242 | 66 | 273 | 278 | 202 | 189 | 997 | 1038 | 923 | 734 | 514 | 458 | 367 | 49 | 57 | 46 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 57 | 87 | 85 | 176 | 65 | 69 | 73 | 284 | 179 | 176 | 69 | 82 | 71 | 71 | 48 | 79 | 22 | 44 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 18 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 87 | 131 | 191 | 234 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 154 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 79 | 26 | 14 | 54 | 54 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 32 | 77 | — | 19 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 29 | 193 | 1261 | 1312 | 2216 | 3806 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 18 | 40 | 14 | 91 | 173 | 111 | 142 | 74 |
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