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Dinner Plates surf break

Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 31 Jan 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
1
S
0.9
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414141413131313121212121211121616161515121414141313131313121212121215141414151515141413131399121212121313161615151415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)92881072158649543137430529128124420318715315314914714414619138998812671453125310118416045275284781111132430883361338530292553234920071693787557398290168152117116114114116878522912251980217821482015
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassoncrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
2.31
4:32PM
2.27
5:01AM
2.31
5:18PM
2.28
5:47AM
2.28
6:06PM
2.25
6:36AM
2.21
6:59PM
2.19
7:29AM
2.12
7:57PM
2.12
8:28AM
2.03
9:03PM
2.05
9:34AM
1.97
10:15PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.07
10:26AM
0.18
10:46PM
0.03
11:11AM
0.15
11:34PM
0.04
11:59AM
0.17
12:25AM
0.11
12:51PM
0.21
1:20AM
0.21
1:48PM
0.28
2:21AM
0.32
2:51PM
0.34
3:27AM
0.41
3:57PM
0.38
4:35AM
0.46
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise---6:31-------6:33-------6:35-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset-------9:20-------9:19-------9:17-------9:15-------9:15-------9:14-------9:12----
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------------------------------32--------
Temp. °C141413131516171716151211141717151312111112131313111099141717161311111011131313101091014181818161312121214141211101010
Feels °C (?)13121211141414141313108111413108767810101187448111212977781010107778121616161410998111087665
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