Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 5PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1087 | 974 | 934 | 845 | 732 | 590 | 509 | 388 | 223 | 178 | 122 | 86 | 223 | 212 | 360 | 454 | 438 | 643 | 952 | 1443 | 2783 | 2647 | 2667 | 2024 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:06PM2.26m | 00:29AM2.20m | 1:05PM2.37m | 1:25AM2.30m | 2:00PM2.44m | 2:19AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.26m | 6:41AM0.09m | 7:15PM0.18m | 7:37AM-0.01m | 8:09PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 1087 | 974 | 934 | 845 | 732 | 590 | 509 | 388 | 223 | 51 | 81 | 86 | 74 | 55 | 360 | 454 | 438 | 643 | 952 | 1443 | 2783 | 2647 | 2667 | 2024 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 7 | E 8 | SW 13 | E 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | E 7 | E 8 | SW 6 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 178 | 122 | 78 | 223 | 212 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 33 | 471 | 599 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 52 | 49 | 78 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 61 | 4 | 19 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 62 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 66 | 120 | 126 | 86 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 48 |
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