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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
12.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
132 | 67 | 130 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 110 | 108 | 137 | 126 | 151 | 187 | 147 | 144 | 211 | 193 | 198 | 166 | 163 | 143 | 149 | 138 | 173 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:03PM2.06m | 3:17AM1.97m | 3:44PM2.04m | 3:58AM1.94m | 4:25PM2.00m | 4:39AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.41m | 9:09PM0.49m | 9:24AM0.43m | 9:52PM0.52m | 10:08AM0.46m | 10:37PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | |
— | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 13 |
72 | 65 | 79 | 56 | 68 | 70 | 98 | 92 | 98 | 98 | 102 | 187 | 147 | 121 | 211 | 193 | 198 | 166 | 163 | 143 | 149 | 117 | 108 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | SW 8 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 |
132 | 59 | 130 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 110 | 108 | 137 | 126 | 151 | 98 | 74 | 144 | 139 | 139 | 106 | 121 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 138 | 173 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SW 4 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ENE 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | S 8 |
1 | 67 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | 8 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 102 | 39 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 50 | 45 | 85 | 84 | 65 | 42 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | NW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 34 | 68 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 48 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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