Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 9PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 890 | 988 | 955 | 1491 | 918 | 805 | 482 | 476 | 282 | 229 | 165 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 60 | 112 | 106 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:00AM2.13m | 4:24PM2.05m | 4:53AM2.06m | 5:17PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.33m | 10:12AM0.37m | 10:36PM0.40m | 11:07AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 422 | 620 | 988 | 955 | 1491 | 2629 | 714 | 482 | 1014 | 621 | 229 | 165 | 123 | 4425 | 4127 | 4249 | 5461 | 4761 | 4640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 497 | 890 | 710 | 886 | 1040 | 918 | 805 | 818 | 476 | 282 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 121 | 90 | 60 | 57 | 36 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 16 | — | — | SW 15 | E 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 216 | 711 | 745 | 489 | — | — | 743 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 5 | 112 | 106 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 8443 | 8099 | 6483 | 4987 | 3986 | 1708 | 3628 | 3623 | 2423 | 2493 | 2935 | 5019 | 4948 | 471 | 381 | — | — | 899 | 989 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 271 | 224 | 306 | 119 | 119 | 89 | 156 | 221 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 145 | 119 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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