Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 9AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1718 | 1597 | 1672 | 1261 | 2053 | 2281 | 2402 | 2168 | 1859 | 1752 | 1444 | 1288 | 1367 | 1182 | 1280 | 1299 | 1387 | 1200 | 1200 | 3724 | 4933 | 5552 | 5763 | 5718 | 5483 | 5645 | 5319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:55AM1.81m | 8:14PM1.73m | 8:47AM1.78m | 9:07PM1.72m | 9:39AM1.78m | 9:59PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.61m | 2:19PM0.68m | 2:39AM0.62m | 3:11PM0.66m | 3:31AM0.60m | 4:01PM0.62m | 4:20AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1718 | 1597 | 20 | 1261 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2168 | 1859 | 1752 | 1444 | 1288 | 1367 | 1182 | 1280 | 1299 | 1387 | 1200 | 1200 | 8 | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 1672 | 219 | 2053 | 2281 | 2402 | — | 41 | 72 | 53 | 62 | 82 | 193 | 126 | 163 | 141 | 289 | 415 | 3724 | 4933 | 5552 | 5763 | 5718 | 5483 | 5645 | 5319 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 58 | 429 | 66 | 66 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 93 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 48 | 48 | 112 | 37 | 429 | 199 | 488 | 595 | 752 | 309 | 304 | 199 | 115 |
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