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Diners Beach surf break

Diners Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 16 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
20.1° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)666778888888889999988877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113887077718210688889178787853880880707646662582559522478429
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
15
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.36
5:48PM
1.29
6:19AM
1.39
6:35PM
1.31
7:04AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
0.32
11:45AM
0.37
12:00AM
0.30
12:34PM
0.34
12:47AM
0.27
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset-8:35-------8:35-------8:34------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------111-----
Temp. °C232118171717171616161616161617161616161616161717
Feels °C (?)212114131414131010101011101011101010101010111212
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