Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (31 Aug):
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 10PM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | S 24 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13826 | 12087 | 10799 | 9692 | 7887 | 6893 | 513 | 843 | 1031 | 1446 | 933 | 617 | 604 | 348 | 282 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:15AM2.19m | 3:38PM2.12m | 4:00AM2.13m | 4:24PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.27m | 9:26AM0.27m | 9:46PM0.33m | 10:12AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 24 | — | SSW 22 | SW 21 | S 16 | WSW 20 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 45 | 117 | 130 | 336 | 7887 | 422 | 513 | 843 | 1031 | 1446 | 2280 | 2037 | 961 | 638 | 282 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 | — | — | S 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | 334 | 497 | 651 | 507 | 993 | 1169 | 933 | 617 | 604 | 348 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 216 | 216 | 711 | 737 | 482 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 19924 | 18108 | 15776 | 13826 | 12087 | 10799 | 9692 | 4827 | 6893 | 7002 | 5759 | 4904 | 3876 | 1890 | 2294 | 2869 | 3106 | 2825 | 2770 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 559 | 878 | 412 | 406 | 406 | 382 | 145 | 318 | 271 | 232 | 221 | 119 | 221 | 156 | 156 | 145 | 221 | 145 |
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