Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 37 | 33 | 58 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.75m | 9:09PM1.74m | 9:52AM1.80m | 10:07PM1.80m | 10:43AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.72m | 3:02PM0.80m | 3:29AM0.68m | 3:58PM0.74m | 4:20AM0.60m | 4:45PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 2925 | 113 | 318 | 248 | 499 | 433 | 334 | 557 | 949 | 1245 | 34 | 33 | 58 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 306 | 376 | 152 | 186 | 352 | 413 | 8 | 13 | 37 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | E 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 3829 | 2265 | 2021 | 2218 | 2541 | 2216 | 1817 | 1642 | 1758 | 7152 | 14154 | 20255 | 22694 | 20427 | 17971 | 15896 | 16886 | 15255 | 15863 | 15891 | 15231 | 15472 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 95 | 92 | 156 | 722 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 412 | 406 | 306 | 232 | 224 | 224 | 221 | 166 | 221 |
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