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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today?
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1178 | 1176 | 920 | 1256 | 1193 | 1219 | 1226 | 1612 | 1504 | 1465 | 1244 | 994 | 441 | 375 | 305 | 214 | 347 | 487 | 315 | 464 | 447 | 387 | 382 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:03AM 2.11 | 12:32PM 2.17 | 12:48AM 2.16 | 1:13PM 2.19 | 1:29AM 2.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:49PM 0.34 | 6:10AM 0.22 | 6:34PM 0.29 | 6:54AM 0.18 | 7:16PM 0.25 | 7:34AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Catlins
The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Dinner Plates (moderate winds from the SSW at InvercargillAeroAws 61 km from Dinner Plates). 3.2m 8s swell from the SSW to make surfable waves.
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