Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 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 (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | W 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 50 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 348 | 344 | 356 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:55AM1.99m | 6:22PM1.92m | 7:09AM1.95m | 7:36PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.47m | 12:13PM0.59m | 00:46AM0.51m | 1:29PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 6315 | 5046 | 4640 | 4188 | 5187 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | 348 | 344 | 19293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 10 | SSE 10 | — | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | — | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 40 | 22 | 22 | 630 | 19 | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 356 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | — | — | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 188 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 50 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 649 | 987 | — | 599 | 6286 | 8494 | 8200 | 8739 | 7097 | 8746 | 10810 | 12111 | 14989 | 18544 | 23288 | 25992 | 24690 | 24645 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 221 | 406 | 271 | 226 | 718 | 318 | 324 | 306 | 224 | 224 | 221 | 226 | 232 | 226 |
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