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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.9°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: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
530 | 450 | 431 | 525 | 590 | 437 | 385 | 569 | 681 | 1305 | 1321 | 1305 | 1273 | 1209 | 1132 | 6207 | 6931 | 6926 | 10879 | 12088 | 11234 | 11868 | 12710 | 14695 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.84m | 6:39AM1.74m | 7:11PM1.80m | 7:30AM1.72m | 8:04PM1.79m | 8:23AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.69m | 1:03PM0.63m | 1:37AM0.69m | 1:56PM0.62m | 2:29AM0.66m | 2:48PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | ENE 11 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 530 | 450 | 431 | 525 | 590 | 437 | 326 | 331 | 681 | 1305 | 1321 | 1305 | 1273 | 1209 | 1132 | 52 | 68 | 6926 | 66 | 38 | 23 | 27 | 40 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | ESE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 48 | 214 | 385 | 569 | 282 | 7 | 28 | 91 | 283 | 108 | 56 | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 112 | 182 | 110 | 30 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | — | E 10 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 46 | 168 | — | 67 | — | 5 | 14 | 131 | 190 | 399 | 585 | 6207 | 6931 | 240 | 10879 | 12088 | 11234 | 11868 | 12710 | 14695 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 110 | 37 | 115 | 67 | 37 | 162 | 162 | 112 | 112 | 162 | 117 | 163 | 163 | 429 | 613 | 775 |
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