Dinner Plates surf break

Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 03 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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.6°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 10AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
609
424
374
374
374
392
367
324
386
352
330
277
288
422
807
886
814
791
700
814
969
1418
1310
1292
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
0
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:59AM2.04m
3:23PM2.08m
3:39AM1.99m
4:04PM2.03m
4:20AM1.93m
4:47PM1.97m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.37m
9:30PM0.45m
9:46AM0.43m
10:14PM0.53m
10:31AM0.49m
11:01PM0.60m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:43
7:45
7:46
7:48
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5:36
5:35
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
14
13
11
9
8
8
10
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
11
10
11
10
10
8
8
8
12
13
11
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
609
424
374
374
374
392
367
324
386
352
330
277
232
422
807
886
814
791
700
814
969
1418
1310
1292
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
S
9
0.1
SW
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SW
12
0.3
SW
6
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
20
31
46
41
41
26
24
10
6
6
147
288
164
5
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
51
2
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
W
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
6
13
15
7
4
7
6
5
8
2
1
1
1
3
6
4
6
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
37
37
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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