Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 7AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 178 | 534 | 1057 | 1611 | 1449 | 529 | 696 | 737 | 713 | 1399 | 1461 | 1373 | 1339 | 1118 | 1045 | 1142 | 1042 | 822 | 763 | 635 | 517 | 394 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:48AM2.24m | 4:07PM2.15m | 4:30AM2.17m | 4:48PM2.07m | 5:12AM2.09m | 5:30PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.23m | 10:13PM0.25m | 10:38AM0.34m | 10:55PM0.34m | 11:22AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 48 | 534 | 1057 | 1611 | 1449 | 529 | 696 | 606 | 713 | 1399 | 1461 | 1373 | 1339 | 1118 | 1045 | 1142 | 1042 | 822 | 763 | 635 | 517 | 394 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 53 | 178 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 362 | 522 | 737 | 466 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 10 | — | — | — | 32 | 61 | — | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 4 | SW 6 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | 8 | 11 | 116 | — | 81 | 424 | 24 | 27 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 5 | SW 5 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | 6 | 28 | 26 | 53 | 44 | — | — | 10 | 20 | 41 | 53 | 83 | 94 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 58 | 48 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
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