Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 3AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 5.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 24 | 12057 | 10724 | 9101 | 7752 | 6628 | 5302 | 2802 | 1767 | 1518 | 1337 | 993 | 785 | 576 | 405 | 316 | 238 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38AM2.19m | 5:58PM2.10m | 6:45AM2.11m | 7:07PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.21m | 11:47AM0.44m | 00:18AM0.29m | 12:56PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | -5 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 9101 | 7752 | 6628 | 5302 | 2802 | 1767 | 1518 | 1337 | 993 | 785 | 576 | 663 | 316 | 238 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 313 | 228 | 148 | 85 | 83 | 452 | 27 | 405 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | S 9 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 60 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 12169 | 12450 | 12057 | 10724 | 7787 | — | — | — | 436 | 1000 | 1114 | 920 | 840 | 826 | 1817 | 1391 | 3855 | 5000 | 5146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 942 | 559 | 412 | 382 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 95 | 89 | 119 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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