Dinner Plates surf break

Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 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
13.7° 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 8AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (26 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
4
0
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
SSW
10
0.9
SW
13
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
SW
12
1.1
W
5
0.5
S
23
0.6
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1167
3307
5116
6228
5457
4097
3273
2570
1949
1514
511
384
328
277
126
99
146
53
277
373
480
727
874
1011
Wind (km/h)
40
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16AM2.03m
10:49PM2.08m
11:12AM2.07m
11:39PM2.09m
12:00PM2.10m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.38m
4:28PM0.29m
4:56AM0.33m
5:19PM0.27m
5:44AM0.30m
6:06PM0.26m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:35
7:35
7:37
7:39
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5:46
5:45
5:44
5:43
1
6
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
11
12
11
12
13
12
12
14
17
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
7
6
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
9
10
14
12
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
SSW
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
1167
6228
5457
4097
3273
2570
1949
1514
505
384
328
173
126
99
146
51
87
161
480
727
874
1011
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1.2
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
12
0.5
S
8
0.4
SW
12
0.5
S
23
0.6
SSW
22
0.5
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.9
SW
10
Energy kJ
499
511
299
171
277
79
98
34
51
277
373
63
147
99
148
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
12
30
103
35
22
19
20
28
18
10
120
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
6
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.8
W
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
W
4
1
W
4
1.1
W
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
1
W
4
0.8
W
4
1.2
WSW
11
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
241
3307
5116
2
5
6
6
19
29
24
37
53
28
10
39
22
305
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
8
6
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
112
112
112
112
66
37
66
37
37
0
0
3
0
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
8
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
5
8
7
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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