Diners Beach surf break

Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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 1.9°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 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (14 Jan)6ft (1.9m)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
Friday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
2.1
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.5
NE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)5612121010101010699999966666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12431311112021981941541461561068061604341103122967244519694
Wind
(km/h)
50
NE
50
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NNE
15
W
15
SW
5
WNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
1.32
3:25PM
1.29
3:57AM
1.32
4:13PM
1.28
4:45AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51PM
0.30
9:17AM
0.37
9:38PM
0.32
10:06AM
0.38
10:25PM
0.32
10:56AM
0.38
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset-8:36-------8:36-------8:35------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1-1-131--
Temp. °C181919191920222222252118181919212422222119192021
Feels °C (?)91114161618202019222117191817192221212018181919
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