Dinner Plates surf break

Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
13.4° 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 4AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1275
1337
1145
1038
1067
936
911
886
785
774
672
595
508
530
538
456
530
450
500
525
581
394
385
569
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:03AM1.86m
5:32PM1.90m
5:49AM1.79m
6:20PM1.84m
6:39AM1.74m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.60m
11:19AM0.56m
11:51PM0.65m
12:10PM0.61m
00:44AM0.69m
1:03PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:48
7:48
7:50
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5:31
5:30
5:29
4
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
12
15
14
13
14
14
12
13
13
14
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
13
12
10
9
7
6
7
11
12
10
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
12
11
10
11
9
8
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
E
5
Energy kJ
1275
1337
1145
1038
1067
936
911
886
785
774
672
595
508
530
538
456
530
450
500
525
581
394
331
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.4
NE
9
0.1
E
11
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
3
9
2
2
21
2
14
14
2
2
9
9
10
22
19
11
110
110
38
214
385
569
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
S
20
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
3
3
8
9
41
31
2
114
11
48
28
241
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.3
NE
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
W
3
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
1.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
4
13
27
11
9
12
3
4
1
18
98
10
17
135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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