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Dinner Plates surf break

Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
14.6° C
 (Which is 2.3°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 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)14141413131313131313131310101010912121212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162413321079642509437394336295241241230602851546368249625509309314236314543
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
35
NNW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
2.08
2:01PM
2.09
2:26AM
2.17
2:40PM
2.19
3:05AM
2.24
3:21PM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
0.33
8:10PM
0.19
8:31AM
0.23
8:50PM
0.10
9:11AM
0.16
9:32PM
0.06
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--7:39-------7:41-------7:43-----
Sunset-----8:02-------8:00-------7:59--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------21-------------
Temp. °C12111316181817191814131313121098891113131110
Feels °C (?)11101213141414151187779976668101097
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