Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 12AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 6.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | S 18 | W 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 118 | 238 | 0 | 344 | 371 | 340 | 246 | 240 | 232 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09AM1.95m | 7:36PM1.91m | 8:27AM1.98m | 8:51PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.51m | 1:29PM0.63m | 2:03AM0.47m | 2:43PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | S 18 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 118 | 238 | — | 344 | 371 | 16518 | 13678 | 11604 | 9613 | 8225 | 6569 | 5220 | 4274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 340 | 246 | 240 | 232 | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7734 | 10739 | 11443 | 12467 | 14335 | 16670 | 19903 | 23557 | 26435 | 24132 | 19908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 718 | 718 | 324 | 318 | 306 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 226 | 318 | 306 | 145 | 119 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 90 |
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