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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today?
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 12PM is: 0.6m 22s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 23s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 22s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 9 | S 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
178 | 51 | 277 | 373 | 480 | 727 | 874 | 1011 | 939 | 861 | 842 | 823 | 1960 | 4556 | 6533 | 7121 | 10584 | 5481 | 4635 | 3929 | 3341 | 2847 | 2570 | 2109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:00PM2.10m | 00:24AM2.10m | 12:44PM2.12m | 1:05AM2.10m | 1:25PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.30m | 6:06PM0.26m | 6:27AM0.28m | 6:48PM0.27m | 7:07AM0.28m | 7:28PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:38 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 178 | 49 | 137 | 132 | 480 | 727 | 874 | 211 | 939 | 861 | 842 | 409 | 980 | 5 | 5 | — | 6675 | 5481 | 4635 | 3929 | 3341 | 2847 | 2570 | 2109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 22 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 31 | 28 | 373 | 80 | 44 | 67 | 1011 | 229 | 184 | 423 | 823 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 12 | S 23 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 277 | 28 | 11 | 31 | 80 | 88 | 118 | 138 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 28 | 42 | 38 | 17 | — | 16 | 20 | 35 | 1960 | 4556 | 6533 | 7121 | 10584 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 115 | 429 | 394 | 302 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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