Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 374 | 325 | 282 | 591 | 451 | 308 | 370 | 708 | 955 | 1150 | 1186 | 772 | 657 | 739 | 753 | 690 | 903 | 1067 | 1604 | 2378 | 3086 | 3151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:31AM2.26m | 2:53PM2.22m | 3:17AM2.33m | 3:38PM2.25m | 4:05AM2.35m | 4:27PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.14m | 9:01PM0.13m | 9:29AM0.14m | 9:48PM0.11m | 10:19AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 509 | 374 | 325 | 282 | 16 | 100 | 146 | 123 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 772 | 657 | 739 | 753 | 690 | 903 | 1067 | 1604 | 2378 | 3086 | 3151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 120 | 116 | 108 | 146 | 10 | 87 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 54 | 46 | 40 | 34 | 591 | 451 | 308 | 370 | 708 | 955 | 1150 | 1186 | 71 | 142 | 193 | 201 | 184 | 215 | 247 | 360 | 338 | 554 | 570 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 93 | 93 | 106 | 93 | 613 | 613 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 303 | 112 | 67 | 67 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 48 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 112 |
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