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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today?
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 2PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2096 | 2425 | 2421 | 2466 | 1700 | 1530 | 1496 | 1476 | 1295 | 1220 | 1311 | 1214 | 1303 | 1294 | 1522 | 1680 | 1759 | 1598 | 1442 | 1238 | 1033 | 940 | 940 | 1103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 2.03 | 9:16PM 1.99 | 9:53AM 2.06 | 10:22PM 2.01 | 11:01AM 2.13 | 11:26PM 2.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:09PM 0.39 | 3:37AM 0.35 | 4:12PM 0.39 | 4:38AM 0.30 | 5:14PM 0.36 | 5:38AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Catlins
Continuing clean conditions at Dinner Plates (calm at Georgetown wx 58 km from Dinner Plates). 1.5m 10s swell from the ESE with a 1.1m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW and a 0.7m 7s swell from the SW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
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