Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 10PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2964 | 3879 | 4200 | 7592 | 8180 | 12467 | 12049 | 10127 | 10637 | 11648 | 10389 | 7716 | 6925 | 5095 | 6253 | 4401 | 3824 | 2990 | 1359 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:58AM2.02m | 5:23PM2.01m | 5:41AM1.99m | 6:07PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.39m | 11:14AM0.35m | 11:38PM0.43m | 12:01PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2964 | 3879 | 4200 | 7592 | 8180 | 48 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | — | 1049 | 5189 | 4401 | 3824 | 2990 | 1359 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | SW 18 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 604 | 183 | 1037 | 86 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1847 | — | 80 | 1056 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 217 | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 231 | 1808 | 356 | 411 | 502 | 12467 | 12049 | 10127 | 10637 | 11648 | 10389 | 7716 | 6925 | 5095 | 6253 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 123 | 123 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 303 | 453 | 304 | 309 | 314 | 314 | 302 | 110 | 66 | 93 | 37 | 37 |
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