Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 5AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7857 | 5807 | 3870 | 2680 | 1426 | 1237 | 1289 | 3367 | 2096 | 3100 | 3319 | 4957 | 4312 | 3637 | 7629 | 8046 | 7843 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:51PM1.72m | 10:26AM1.81m | 10:44PM1.78m | 11:13AM1.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.63m | 4:31PM0.65m | 4:49AM0.55m | 5:16PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -5 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 7857 | 5807 | 3870 | 2680 | 1426 | 1237 | 1289 | 10 | 2096 | 3100 | 3319 | 4957 | 4312 | 3637 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 396 | 225 | 125 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 88 | 48 | 47 | 17 | 46 | 54 | 35 | 3367 | 278 | 295 | 222 | 46 | 145 | 222 | 7629 | 8046 | 7843 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 93 | 48 | 127 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 37 | 112 | 58 | 211 | 429 | 460 |
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