Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (21 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 15 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 151 | 282 | 295 | 144 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.71m | 9:15AM1.77m | 9:30PM1.77m | 10:06AM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.70m | 3:26PM0.75m | 3:47AM0.60m | 4:12PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | NW 11 | — | — | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 11450 | 7948 | 5814 | 224 | 4620 | 73 | 2534 | — | — | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 14538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 151 | 282 | 295 | 144 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 14 | NW 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 707 | 1318 | 1682 | 8999 | 1677 | 7786 | 6064 | 7770 | 8160 | 9274 | 10329 | 10882 | 12779 | 14696 | 14795 | 15318 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 174 | 92 | 95 | 109 | 95 | 221 | 119 | 92 | 232 | 176 | 145 | 145 | 221 | 224 | 224 | 536 |
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