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Dinner Plates surf Forecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 26 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 12.4°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.2 °C max: 12.6 °C min: 10.0 °C)
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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 26 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 10PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dinner Plates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 4177 | 2077 | 2781 | 2973 | 2550 | 2715 | 3577 | 2902 | 2680 | 2232 | 1621 | 1310 | 1144 | 961 | 828 | 803 | 816 | 904 | 1028 | 1162 | 1198 | 1349 | 1390 | 1453 | 1310 | 1058 | 893 | 661 | 586 | 458 | 458 | 485 | 500 | 465 | 398 | 392 | 673 | 600 | 529 | 552 | 1591 | 1651 | 1415 | 1488 | 4132 | 4904 | 5524 | 6163 | 4897 | 5302 | 5527 | 5924 | 5768 | 5296 | 4949 | 4584 | 4267 | 3933 | 3665 | 3164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 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 | 9:44AM 2.00 | 10:21PM 2.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 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 | 4:04PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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