Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 3324 | 2889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1609 | 1369 | 1118 | 71 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
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-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26PM2.05m | 10:06AM2.08m | 10:28PM2.09m | 11:01AM2.11m | 11:22PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.45m | 3:44AM0.30m | 4:13PM0.38m | 4:40AM0.26m | 5:06PM0.31m | 5:30AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | 8:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 3563 | 3324 | 2889 | 2422 | 2143 | 1885 | 1609 | 1369 | 1118 | 878 | 746 | 692 | 545 | 500 | 454 | 280 | 227 | 200 | 174 | 180 | 222 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 39 | 38 | 71 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 78 | — | — | 68 | — | 39 | — | — | 2 | 27 | 36 | — | — | 16 | 17 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 94 |
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