Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 5PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | E 14 | WSW 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 308 | 286 | 204 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 103 | 100 | 1386 | 0 | 0 | 8168 | 9657 | 9773 | 8431 | 6847 | 5754 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:56PM2.46m | 2:12AM2.40m | 2:51PM2.44m | 3:07AM2.38m | 3:47PM2.37m | 4:03AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM-0.06m | 8:00PM0.15m | 8:25AM-0.07m | 8:54PM0.17m | 9:21AM-0.03m | 9:50PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | E 14 | W 22 | E 13 | ESE 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1622 | 308 | 286 | 204 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 75 | 75 | 4163 | 162 | 158 | 350 | 100 | 1386 | 228 | 280 | 176 | 9657 | 9773 | 8431 | 6847 | 5754 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | E 14 | — | — | W 22 | — | E 13 | E 13 | W 18 | WSW 18 | SE 12 | WSW 16 | E 12 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | SW 24 | SW 23 |
| kJ | 117 | 92 | 201 | 4 | — | — | 9 | — | 3 | 3 | 163 | 124 | 6 | 232 | 3 | — | — | — | 92 | 130 | — | — | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 147 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 1738 | 1129 | 2905 | 5517 | 6177 | 6315 | 6182 | 5282 | 4742 | 5632 | 3806 | 3646 | 3707 | 3988 | 2343 | 5163 | 7194 | 8168 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 166 | 224 | 536 | 406 | 176 | 145 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 221 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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