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Dinner Plates surf Forecast / Catlins / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 12.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.2 °C max: 12.6 °C min: 10.0 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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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 12.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.2 °C max: 12.6 °C min: 10.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today?

The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 1AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (26 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2.4
SW
3.5
SW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131314171616161616151514141414131313131313131313141414141414141414131314141413131313171616161515151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13219887436426902073581420512781264825502715187134242873226517591432118610618628038038901129138014221465141113101179107390772258646545835236339023634728222822842816062836375036113423316128732557227721492323232323572603
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
45
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.99
3:51PM
2.05
4:08AM
1.95
4:34PM
2.01
4:52AM
1.90
5:21PM
1.97
5:41AM
1.86
6:14PM
1.94
6:36AM
1.83
7:14PM
1.93
7:37AM
1.85
8:17PM
1.96
8:41AM
1.90
9:21PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
0.42
9:37AM
0.41
10:04PM
0.48
10:20AM
0.46
10:50PM
0.54
11:08AM
0.51
11:43PM
0.59
12:02PM
0.53
12:41AM
0.61
1:02PM
0.52
1:42AM
0.58
2:05PM
0.46
2:43AM
0.51
3:06PM
0.37
3:40AM
0.41
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----7:35-------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-------
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:40-------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-----
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Rain (mm)
-7-11211--111111--------------------------------------------
Temp. °C1177778887878101112111111109911131313131313131314141412121113151616151411101012111010101099101099999
Feels °C (?)50-10-1-2-1-1-11-10357666645681010101010101212131299810111413131291091087777667755666

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