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Diners Beach Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Diners Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Diners Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Diners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | |
16 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 41 | 63 | 60 | 76 | 45 | 124 | 122 | 142 | 134 | 166 | 159 | 112 | 115 | 243 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.71m | 10:15AM1.54m | 10:44PM1.66m | 11:12AM1.49m | 11:40PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.03m | 4:29PM0.03m | 5:08AM0.06m | 5:25PM0.09m | 6:04AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 15 | 16 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 32 | 63 | 60 | 74 | 98 | 124 | 350 | 339 | 313 | 166 | 159 | 112 | 115 | 815 | 991 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 11 | SSE 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 33 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 45 | 176 | 122 | 142 | 134 | 246 | 229 | 158 | 156 | 243 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 12 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 89 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 58 | 84 | 113 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 7 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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