
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Diners Beach today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
125 | 81 | 70 | 140 | 394 | 418 | 367 | 361 | 255 | 205 | 176 | 232 | 236 | 202 | 189 | 179 | 176 | 154 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:32PM1.39m | 10:57AM1.42m | 11:18PM1.34m | 11:43AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.24m | 5:14PM0.29m | 5:31AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
125 | 65 | 70 | 140 | 394 | 418 | 367 | 361 | 255 | 128 | 153 | 105 | 111 | 202 | 189 | 719 | 871 | 775 | 631 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 |
44 | 81 | 63 | 95 | 32 | 41 | 20 | 57 | 87 | 205 | 176 | 232 | 236 | 82 | 318 | 179 | 176 | 154 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
6 | 41 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 85 | 87 | 131 | 191 | 234 | 57 | 46 | 45 | 71 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 83 | 282 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 59 | 102 | 66 | 50 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 40 |
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