Surf Forecasts:
Diners Beach surf forecast from 24 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 26 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 1 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period, S swell with 2,178 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 26 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Diners Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Diners Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 26) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Diners Beach in the next 16 days are 2.1m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 25) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Fri 26th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Fri 26th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Diners Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 480 | 1485 | 1555 | 1374 | 856 | 1117 | 1257 | 1670 | 1295 | 882 | 650 | 681 | 524 | 512 | 377 | 278 | 452 | 340 | 1371 | 2178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:37PM1.37m | 1:54AM1.38m | 2:27PM1.35m | 2:43AM1.34m | 3:16PM1.35m | 3:31AM1.31m | 4:02PM1.36m | 4:18AM1.31m | 4:47PM1.38m | 5:04AM1.31m | 5:32PM1.40m | 5:49AM1.32m | 6:17PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.29m | 8:10AM0.23m | 8:35PM0.33m | 8:57AM0.27m | 9:24PM0.35m | 9:43AM0.29m | 10:12PM0.35m | 10:29AM0.29m | 11:00PM0.35m | 11:15AM0.29m | 11:47PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:34AM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | ENE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 444 | 417 | 229 | 134 | 1374 | 1421 | 1775 | 1731 | 1670 | 1295 | 882 | 650 | 578 | 522 | 512 | 377 | 271 | 219 | 1093 | 1371 | 2178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 89 | 856 | 1117 | 1257 | 973 | 746 | 359 | 957 | 773 | 1102 | 531 | 258 | 252 | 273 | 340 | 293 | 381 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SSW 17 | — | S 22 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 27 | — | 38 | 343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 30 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 191 | 480 | 1485 | 1555 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 512 | 681 | 524 | 297 | 200 | 278 | 452 | 261 | 162 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 65 | 289 | 12 | 60 | 140 | 118 | 6 | 6 | 97 | 98 | 6 | 98 | 98 | 89 | 89 | 167 | 167 | 98 | 98 | 6 |
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