Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 12s 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 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 21 | SSW 20 | S 8 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 51 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 5 | 106 | 35 | 87 | 458 | 711 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:58PM2.09m | 10:40AM2.18m | 10:56PM2.22m | 11:32AM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.46m | 4:15AM0.22m | 4:44PM0.33m | 5:09AM0.09m | 5:33PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1207 | 1012 | 843 | 616 | 500 | 378 | 421 | 574 | 1230 | 1347 | 1219 | 1143 | 837 | 659 | 768 | 458 | 711 | 5507 | 5428 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | 82 | 51 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 166 | 248 | 371 | 428 | 590 | 470 | 35 | 87 | 637 | 828 | 261 | 725 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NW 9 | W 18 | WSW 22 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SW 20 | S 7 | S 8 | S 21 | SSW 20 | S 8 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SW 26 | SW 24 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 104 | 17 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 5 | 106 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 144 | 408 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | 1862 | 2016 | 2572 | 3844 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 109 | 145 | 109 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 119 |
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