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Dinner Plates surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 18 Apr 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Dinner Plates today?
The current surf forecast for Dinner Plates at 1PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 1379 | 1132 | 987 | 974 | 881 | 869 | 597 | 540 | 1094 | 969 | 957 | 822 | 592 | 568 | 561 | 553 | 469 | 437 | 412 | 406 | 400 | 357 | 290 | 196 | 120 | 116 | 169 | 314 | 283 | 303 | 297 | 303 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 530 | 786 | 1648 | 2981 | 3908 | 4059 | 3649 | 3523 | 3005 | 2931 | 3965 | 3204 | 2712 | 2445 | 2197 | 1541 | 1535 | 1172 | 950 | 1053 | 1083 | 1127 | 1079 | 943 | 845 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:56PM 1.84 | 6:15AM 1.74 | 6:48PM 1.80 | 7:10AM 1.71 | 7:46PM 1.79 | 8:09AM 1.72 | 8:47PM 1.84 | 9:09AM 1.79 | 9:46PM 1.92 | 10:06AM 1.91 | 10:40PM 2.03 | 11:00AM 2.05 | 11:32PM 2.15 | 11:52AM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:46AM 0.63 | 12:21AM 0.71 | 12:40PM 0.67 | 1:19AM 0.73 | 1:39PM 0.66 | 2:17AM 0.70 | 2:37PM 0.59 | 3:13AM 0.61 | 3:33PM 0.48 | 4:04AM 0.50 | 4:25PM 0.34 | 4:54AM 0.35 | 5:16PM 0.19 | 5:42AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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