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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 11 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today?
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 12AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Sat 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1104 | 1694 | 2870 | 3694 | 3185 | 2943 | 2851 | 6960 | 2604 | 6983 | 2896 | 2272 | 1887 | 1945 | 1858 | 2030 | 1946 | 2197 | 2318 | 2354 | 2292 | 2005 | 1736 | 1697 | 1566 | 1225 | 1055 | 983 | 858 | 821 | 800 | 746 | 697 | 836 | 880 | 833 | 798 | 792 | 1140 | 1450 | 1334 | 1150 | 1048 | 906 | 708 | 617 | 531 | 563 | 606 | 578 | 741 | 1346 | 1558 | 1496 | 1395 | 1868 | 2184 | 4096 | 6439 | 6868 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | 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- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:57AM 2.05 | 3:24PM 2.14 | 3:37AM 2.07 | 4:04PM 2.15 | 4:18AM 2.08 | 4:47PM 2.13 | 5:02AM 2.08 | 5:32PM 2.10 | 5:50AM 2.06 | 6:20PM 2.06 | 6:42AM 2.04 | 7:13PM 2.02 | 7:40AM 2.03 | 8:12PM 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:51PM 0.40 | 9:07AM 0.28 | 9:33PM 0.37 | 9:50AM 0.25 | 10:16PM 0.35 | 10:34AM 0.23 | 11:00PM 0.34 | 11:21AM 0.24 | 11:48PM 0.35 | 12:11PM 0.28 | 12:39AM 0.36 | 1:06PM 0.32 | 1:35AM 0.37 | 2:06PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Sat 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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