Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 66 | 96 | 80 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 5037 | 4473 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 3936 | 18 | 11 | 2871 | 2271 | 1903 | 1649 | 46 | 944 | 851 | 702 | 593 | 582 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33AM2.10m | 3:44PM2.02m | 4:16AM2.02m | 4:27PM1.95m | 5:01AM1.94m | 5:13PM1.87m | 5:49AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.50m | 9:56PM0.42m | 10:21AM0.59m | 10:41PM0.51m | 11:07AM0.67m | 11:29PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 13 | ENE 10 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1761 | 1835 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 4473 | 4037 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3936 | 18 | 3690 | 2871 | 2271 | 1903 | 1649 | 1542 | 944 | 851 | 702 | 593 | 582 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 66 | 96 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 198 | 139 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 58 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 57 | 181 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 35 | 3078 | 4302 | 2032 | 3098 | 4295 | 5037 | 5676 | 5280 | 4130 | 4755 | 5721 | 529 | 4940 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 162 | 167 | 226 | 330 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 145 | 145 | 174 | 221 | 269 | 280 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 95 | 119 | 145 | 174 | 174 | 119 | 119 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
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