Diners Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 177.95° E

Diners Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Diners Beach sea temperature is
12.4° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.1
S
16
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
241
235
194
168
161
505
465
590
1285
1070
1809
1697
1411
865
839
775
638
547
456
383
298
237
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:35AM1.41m
11:54PM1.37m
12:23PM1.37m
00:42AM1.32m
1:11PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.20m
5:48PM0.27m
6:09AM0.26m
6:36PM0.32m
6:55AM0.30m
7:24PM0.36m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
11
14
15
15
13
Feels °C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7
8
7
7
9
8
6
6
6
8
6
8
11
13
9
7
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