Diners Beach surf break

Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 Jan 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
20.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (13 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.1
S
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.7
S
1.1
NE
1.6
NE
2.1
NE
0.2
E
1.5
NE
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.8
NE
0.4
SSE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)8899144561261010101010999999695
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13214913131783912430211167244198194190148137106104616026412943
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
40
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
1.32
2:36PM
1.32
3:09AM
1.32
3:25PM
1.29
3:57AM
1.32
4:13PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
0.26
8:28AM
0.35
8:51PM
0.30
9:17AM
0.37
9:38PM
0.32
10:06AM
0.38
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:36-------8:36-------8:35
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171717181819191919202019212220181818181819202222
Feels °C (?)141414141313111113181817202217141516181717171919
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