Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
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 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | SW 22 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 207 | 172 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 132 | 159 | 154 | 148 | 143 | 119 | 106 | 93 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 42 | 292 | 471 | 447 | 493 | 422 | 423 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.90m | 4:37PM1.90m | 4:48AM1.85m | 5:21PM1.86m | 5:33AM1.82m | 6:08PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.52m | 10:43PM0.66m | 11:03AM0.55m | 11:30PM0.67m | 11:51AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 181 | 220 | 206 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 132 | 147 | 142 | 100 | 143 | 119 | 60 | 93 | 7 | 5 | 263 | 883 | 3510 | 471 | 447 | 493 | 422 | 423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | W 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 16 | ENE 10 | SSW 20 | ENE 10 | — | — | E 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 214 | 207 | 172 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 35 | 159 | 154 | 148 | 23 | 14 | 106 | 14 | 11 | 105 | 25 | 10 | 75 | 10 | — | — | 17 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | E 16 | ENE 8 | SW 24 | SE 16 | SW 22 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 54 | 55 | 37 | 93 | 89 | 131 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 42 | 292 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 412 | 210 | 418 | 559 | 575 | 482 | 502 | 1292 | 1270 | 992 | 787 | 931 | 1194 | 2147 | 2598 | 3063 | 5400 | 18528 | 20700 | 18938 | 16935 | 16383 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 109 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 92 | 145 | 176 | 176 | 536 | 407 | 145 | 221 | 156 | 221 | 221 | 224 | 232 |
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