Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 12AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 666 | 616 | 649 | 631 | 623 | 529 | 379 | 357 | 295 | 168 | 225 | 424 | 495 | 459 | 438 | 459 | 306 | 326 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20PM2.08m | 11:58AM2.24m | 00:19AM2.20m | 12:54PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.37m | 5:34AM0.20m | 6:08PM0.27m | 6:30AM0.08m | 7:01PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 666 | 616 | 649 | 631 | 135 | 529 | 379 | 125 | 90 | 168 | 166 | 424 | 495 | 107 | 113 | 110 | 113 | 326 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 15 | SE 11 | ESE 14 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 623 | 44 | 26 | 357 | 295 | 148 | 225 | 161 | 95 | 459 | 438 | 459 | 306 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 85 | 80 | 72 | 90 | 89 | 67 | 44 | 43 | 18 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 165 | 219 | 227 | 244 | 197 | 192 | 170 | — | 104 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 103 | 157 | — | 170 | 180 | 139 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 48 | 44 | 66 | 66 | 44 | 3 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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