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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 08 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today?
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1382 | 912 | 822 | 885 | 601 | 482 | 309 | 183 | 233 | 231 | 251 | 307 | 356 | 508 | 667 | 603 | 574 | 674 | 694 | 791 | 913 | 1280 | 1475 | 1605 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:25PM 2.31 | 2:41AM 2.34 | 3:08PM 2.33 | 3:27AM 2.36 | 3:53PM 2.31 | 4:16AM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:09AM 0.02 | 8:32PM 0.10 | 8:54AM -0.01 | 9:16PM 0.07 | 9:41AM 0.02 | 10:04PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Catlins
Continuing clean conditions at Dinner Plates (light winds from the NNW at InvercargillAeroAws 61 km from Dinner Plates). 1.6m 10s swell from the S with a 0.8m 11s groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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