Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 43 | 31 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 74 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36PM2.29m | 1:55AM2.32m | 2:15PM2.27m | 2:35AM2.29m | 2:52PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20AM0.07m | 7:38PM0.11m | 8:00AM0.11m | 8:18PM0.13m | 8:40AM0.19m | 8:58PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | W 14 | ENE 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3037 | 2620 | 2305 | 2070 | 1821 | 1525 | 1283 | 969 | 788 | 643 | 427 | 390 | 321 | 361 | 339 | 1028 | 3750 | 1501 | 4638 | 19 | 3496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 16 | E 8 | WSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | W 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 182 | 61 | 45 | 659 | 33 | 2338 | 20 | 33 | 509 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | S 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | E 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | E 8 | — | E 8 | S 20 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 122 | 33 | 280 | 276 | 33 | — | 33 | 8 | 74 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 30 | 43 | — | — | — | 24 | 215 | 711 | 387 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6596 | 616 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 98 | 119 | 109 | 145 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 |
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