Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 8AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 12 | SW 14 | E 12 | E 12 | W 4 | ESE 15 | SW 13 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8371 | 55 | 31 | 10637 | 9410 | 8603 | 7059 | 5864 | 5116 | 26 | 3898 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 22 | 3135 | 1064 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:12AM2.36m | 3:39PM2.26m | 3:58AM2.23m | 4:22PM2.13m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.10m | 9:21AM0.07m | 9:43PM0.20m | 10:07AM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8371 | 9031 | 10116 | 10637 | 9410 | 8603 | 7059 | 5864 | 5116 | 4655 | 3898 | 3315 | 2886 | 2737 | 57 | 56 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | W 18 |
| kJ | 1191 | 55 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2654 | 3135 | 1064 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 119 | 145 | 174 | 270 |
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