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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 11AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
2004 | 1449 | 1459 | 1382 | 425 | 809 | 678 | 880 | 1284 | 3264 | 5156 | 6494 | 5692 | 4153 | 3273 | 2570 | 2050 | 1514 | 495 | 418 | 225 | 159 | 110 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:12AM2.01m | 9:51PM2.06m | 10:16AM2.03m | 10:49PM2.08m | 11:12AM2.07m | 11:39PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.41m | 3:30PM0.31m | 4:03AM0.38m | 4:28PM0.29m | 4:56AM0.33m | 5:19PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 6 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 |
2004 | 1449 | 1459 | 1382 | 406 | 809 | 678 | 880 | 1284 | 36 | — | — | 5692 | 4153 | 3273 | 2570 | 2050 | 1514 | 441 | 418 | 225 | 132 | 102 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 425 | 2 | 2 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 489 | 495 | 295 | 208 | 159 | 110 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 22 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 109 | 103 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
34 | 108 | 128 | 138 | 82 | 115 | 172 | 239 | 233 | 3264 | 5156 | 6494 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 52 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 112 | 58 | 93 | 93 | 37 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 3 |
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