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Dinner Plates surf Forecast / Catlins / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 NZST
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Dinner Plates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dinner Plates sea temperature is 13.0°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.4 °C max: 12.5 °C min: 10.0 °C)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Dinner Plates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dinner Plates sea temperature is 13.0°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.4 °C max: 12.5 °C min: 10.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today?

The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131313131313131212131313131313141414141414141413141416161615141414141414141414181716161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)368533133122282629812651225820501778154314496806005435357108071064172920672148224331334179339829252786241336443763352034093172297729463253279125631896150413321193124913681408142712311170135834753192278622341928159114981322120616611308
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
NW
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
0
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
15
NW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
1.92
11:30AM
1.90
11:54PM
1.95
12:10PM
1.95
12:31AM
1.99
12:46PM
2.00
1:06AM
2.02
1:22PM
2.04
1:41AM
2.04
1:58PM
2.07
2:16AM
2.04
2:34PM
2.08
2:51AM
2.03
3:12PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
0.49
5:13AM
0.52
5:31PM
0.44
5:53AM
0.46
6:11PM
0.39
6:30AM
0.41
6:48PM
0.35
7:07AM
0.36
7:25PM
0.33
7:43AM
0.34
8:03PM
0.33
8:20AM
0.34
8:42PM
0.36
8:57AM
0.37
9:22PM
0.42
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
Sunrise------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------7:35-----
Sunset5:59-------5:57-------5:55-------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------5:46---
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Rain (mm)
------341-----------11-----21-------------------------1-----
Temp. °C151412121313119888778911111111121212121313131212101010101198888913141413121211111314121215141211111110109
Feels °C (?)766678744564332434545678766322246434445891098878111398979798787

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