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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 7PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 24s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
6198 | 6009 | 5962 | 5491 | 5834 | 6645 | 4495 | 5032 | 6857 | 8959 | 7776 | 6179 | 4600 | 3901 | 3560 | 2849 | 2374 | 2064 | 1902 | 1723 | 1474 | 1326 | 1306 | 1306 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:07AM1.88m | 10:37PM1.96m | 10:58AM2.01m | 11:26PM2.06m | 11:49AM2.14m | 00:15AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.39m | 4:51AM0.39m | 5:14PM0.29m | 5:37AM0.28m | 6:03PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 224 | 599 | 4935 | 4831 | 4495 | 3731 | 6857 | 8959 | 7776 | 6179 | 4600 | 3901 | 3560 | 2849 | 2374 | 2064 | 1902 | 1723 | 1474 | 1326 | 1306 | 1306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 28 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 24 | 12 | 1408 | 2846 | 3523 | 5032 | 1909 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | ENE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6198 | 6009 | 5962 | 5491 | 5834 | 6645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 162 | 302 | 162 | 162 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 66 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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