Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 8PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 5.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 24 | S 24 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 12576 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:46PM2.19m | 1:57AM2.22m | 2:21PM2.19m | 2:34AM2.22m | 2:58PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.16m | 7:48PM0.26m | 8:07AM0.15m | 8:24PM0.25m | 8:45AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | S 24 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2857 | 4023 | 5392 | 6833 | 8030 | 8658 | 10704 | 17489 | 23227 | 22354 | 22288 | 21375 | 21606 | 21046 | 20504 | 20504 | 20216 | 20184 | 16495 | 14416 | 12576 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 145 | 224 | 145 | 224 | 174 | 224 | 318 | 536 | 699 | 562 | 567 | 412 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 221 | 536 | 718 |
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