Dinner Plates surf break

Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
14.5° C
(Which is 3.0°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 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
E
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)14141414131313131312812121212888999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48246939036335234744433627712614572525237133190245251263325332339293
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
NE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
ESE
0
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
1.75
8:15AM
1.67
8:53PM
1.75
9:15AM
1.69
9:50PM
1.79
10:09AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
0.75
2:39PM
0.69
3:14AM
0.71
3:33PM
0.63
4:05AM
0.64
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----7:13-------7:15-------7:16---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:14-------6:12
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131212111113141413141515141516161515141314151513
Feels °C (?)8667812101010121212121414141212111011121311
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