Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (19 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 10PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, near gales from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | W 13 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 1288 | 4216 | 4018 | 109 | 4065 | 208 | 51 | 59 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.70m | 9:26AM1.76m | 9:41PM1.75m | 10:17AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.69m | 3:42PM0.75m | 4:03AM0.61m | 4:29PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 24 | W 22 | SW 22 | W 22 |
| kJ | 4351 | 4056 | 2475 | 4216 | 4018 | 3656 | 4065 | 3348 | 2765 | 2212 | 41 | 2713 | 2930 | 2402 | 2890 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | W 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | 1288 | — | — | 109 | 136 | 99 | 51 | 57 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | S 23 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 3543 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 208 | 458 | 844 | 5887 | 656 | 528 | 4656 | 440 | 4115 | 3614 | 3341 | 2926 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 536 | 119 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 119 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 174 | 145 | 145 | 92 |
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