Diners Beach surf break

Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Diners Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (12 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)11101045511101066666667889991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)644342426356796679145221228178147122121178257270290364388584610
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
N
15
WSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
65
SW
65
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
1.28
3:16AM
1.31
3:34PM
1.26
4:05AM
1.32
4:23PM
1.26
4:55AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:39AM
0.38
8:58PM
0.34
9:28AM
0.39
9:46PM
0.34
10:18AM
0.39
10:35PM
0.33
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33
Sunset---8:13-------8:10-------8:09----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------17135321221111
Temp. °C181920202020191919212121202020202019181818181817
Feels °C (?)2018171617171617161717181719192220141211111086
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