Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 14 | SSE 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 16 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 124 | 28 | 32 | 19 | 28 | 78 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 58 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:55PM1.97m | 9:42AM2.07m | 10:04PM2.07m | 10:48AM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.56m | 3:20AM0.39m | 3:56PM0.47m | 4:23AM0.25m | 4:55PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 970 | 765 | 722 | 711 | 663 | 551 | 1697 | 1654 | 1491 | 1602 | 1622 | 1578 | 1475 | 1353 | 1172 | 1137 | 1011 | 757 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 18 | 260 | 454 | 448 | 448 | 770 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 28 | 78 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 223 | 470 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | WNW 7 | SSE 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | SE 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 11 | E 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 18 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 35 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 40 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 108 | 146 | 124 | 120 | 102 | 66 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 98 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 98 |
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