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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 25 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
12.8° C
(Which is 2.4°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 10AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s 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 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
1490 | 1336 | 1236 | 1134 | 965 | 919 | 893 | 893 | 1321 | 679 | 806 | 2198 | 2801 | 3933 | 4431 | 4757 | 4834 | 4591 | 4128 | 3349 | 2962 | 2948 | 3348 | 4390 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:48AM2.00m | 10:18PM2.01m | 10:44AM2.00m | 11:10PM1.99m | 11:35AM2.00m | 11:56PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.37m | 4:00PM0.34m | 4:27AM0.37m | 4:51PM0.37m | 5:14AM0.37m | 5:38PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 1490 | 1336 | 1236 | 1134 | 965 | 919 | 893 | 893 | 290 | 440 | 806 | 2198 | 2801 | 3933 | 4431 | 4757 | 4834 | 4591 | 4128 | 3349 | 2962 | 2948 | 3348 | 4390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 41 | 10 | 679 | 263 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 37 | 25 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 55 | 64 | 1321 | 111 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 77 | 121 | 126 | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 48 | 66 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 115 |
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