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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.8°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 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | |
291 | 220 | 220 | 214 | 214 | 208 | 194 | 183 | 249 | 803 | 951 | 1249 | 3373 | 2686 | 1903 | 1428 | 1438 | 1382 | 650 | 772 | 700 | 666 | 747 | 1211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:54AM2.06m | 7:36PM2.11m | 8:03AM2.02m | 8:46PM2.07m | 9:12AM2.01m | 9:51PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.29m | 1:59AM0.42m | 2:27PM0.31m | 3:03AM0.41m | 3:30PM0.31m | 4:03AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 95 | 220 | 220 | 214 | 53 | 71 | 88 | 104 | 184 | 803 | 951 | 1249 | 3373 | 2686 | 1903 | 1428 | 1438 | 1382 | 650 | 772 | 700 | 666 | 747 | 1211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | S 20 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 291 | 106 | 108 | 78 | 214 | 208 | 194 | 183 | 249 | 47 | 47 | 395 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 246 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | E 10 | — | SE 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 22 | — | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 98 | 49 | 23 | 6 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 48 | 15 | 93 | 30 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 86 | 26 | — | 62 | 126 | 160 | 100 | 94 | 87 | 120 | 178 | 202 | 236 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 66 | 37 | 66 | 82 | 37 | 37 | 93 | 48 | 37 | 93 | 93 |
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