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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
14.3° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 522 | 547 | 666 | 682 | 637 | 579 | 536 | 475 | 400 | 277 | 228 | 211 | 195 | 167 | 144 | 116 | 109 | 89 | 124 | 176 | 309 | 226 | 291 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:50AM 2.21 | 5:25PM 2.28 | 5:49AM 2.13 | 6:29PM 2.19 | 6:54AM 2.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:44PM 0.22 | 11:07AM 0.16 | 11:45PM 0.31 | 12:11PM 0.24 | 12:51AM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - |
| Sunset | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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