Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 4AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4346 | 3316 | 3038 | 3305 | 2920 | 2233 | 1741 | 1358 | 1109 | 915 | 731 | 639 | 525 | 444 | 437 | 380 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57AM2.23m | 4:18PM2.14m | 4:41AM2.13m | 5:02PM2.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.17m | 10:07AM0.22m | 10:28PM0.28m | 10:53AM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4346 | 3316 | 3038 | 3305 | 2920 | 2233 | 1741 | 1358 | 1109 | 915 | 731 | 639 | 525 | 444 | 437 | 380 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 250 | 212 | 176 | — | 110 | 106 | 125 | 123 | 69 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 83 | 104 | 120 | 85 | 35 | 41 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 82 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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