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Dinner Plates surf Forecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 May 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 11.9°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.6 °C max: 12.2 °C min: 9.0 °C)
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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 11.9°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.6 °C max: 12.2 °C min: 9.0 °C)
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today?
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 7PM is: 5.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 14244 | 15121 | 14381 | 12802 | 11015 | 9690 | 7446 | 6158 | 5341 | 4640 | 3599 | 2991 | 2598 | 2234 | 1941 | 1401 | 1236 | 1120 | 1152 | 1081 | 939 | 923 | 847 | 1216 | 1886 | 2740 | 2801 | 2247 | 1929 | 1585 | 1286 | 1086 | 800 | 367 | 220 | 268 | 418 | 437 | 380 | 286 | 563 | 466 | 416 | 511 | 645 | 1083 | 2095 | 3970 | 5120 | 5601 | 5119 | 4153 | 3271 | 2729 | 2445 | 1987 | 1582 | 1408 | 1408 | 1427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:19AM 2.18 | 4:52PM 2.22 | 5:12AM 2.08 | 5:47PM 2.11 | 6:07AM 1.98 | 6:44PM 2.00 | 7:06AM 1.89 | 7:43PM 1.92 | 8:06AM 1.83 | 8:41PM 1.87 | 9:04AM 1.80 | 9:36PM 1.85 | 9:57AM 1.81 | 10:25PM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:11PM 0.26 | 10:33AM 0.21 | 11:07PM 0.38 | 11:29AM 0.32 | 12:04AM 0.48 | 12:27PM 0.42 | 1:02AM 0.55 | 1:26PM 0.49 | 2:00AM 0.59 | 2:23PM 0.53 | 2:54AM 0.59 | 3:16PM 0.54 | 3:44AM 0.57 | 4:04PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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