Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 9PM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 20ft (6.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16940 | 15644 | 13081 | 11737 | 11696 | 12153 | 12934 | 12661 | 11368 | 10768 | 10830 | 9983 | 8666 | 7509 | 6440 | 4855 | 4527 | 3697 | 2796 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48AM2.15m | 4:12PM2.12m | 4:31AM2.13m | 4:55PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.27m | 10:02AM0.23m | 10:22PM0.30m | 10:47AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 22 | S 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 43 | 92 | 229 | 153 | 149 | 4855 | 4527 | 3697 | 2796 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | — | S 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 298 | — | 899 | 1578 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 16940 | 15644 | 13081 | 11737 | 11696 | 12153 | 12934 | 12661 | 11368 | 10768 | 10830 | 9983 | 8666 | 7509 | 6440 | 184 | 212 | 368 | 372 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 452 | 457 | 211 | 211 | 303 | 303 | 304 | 453 | 637 | 584 | 457 | 303 | 309 | 303 | 303 | 211 | 199 | 123 | 123 |
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