Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | WNW 6 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 65 | 81 | 84 | 148 | 71 | 173 | 166 | 154 | 191 | 242 | 183 | 178 | 173 | 161 | 156 | 739 | 553 | 178 | 173 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.84m | 10:34PM1.84m | 11:09AM1.90m | 11:20PM1.91m | 11:53AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.69m | 4:45AM0.56m | 5:10PM0.64m | 5:29AM0.49m | 5:52PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | |  | |
 | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 7462 | 6754 | 5858 | 5013 | 3601 | 4012 | 3162 | 3078 | 2654 | 2313 | 1969 | 1932 | 1835 | 303 | 333 | 1126 | 739 | 553 | 1008 | 822 | 778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | SE 17 | WNW 12 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | W 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 54 | 65 | 81 | 84 | 148 | 54 | 173 | 166 | 154 | 191 | 242 | 183 | 178 | 173 | 161 | 155 | 154 | 151 | 178 | 173 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 16 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | S 15 | SE 17 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | ESE 13 | WNW 10 | E 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 71 | 84 | 57 | 51 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 47 | 156 | 63 | 31 | 10 | 25 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 12 | WNW 6 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 4 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 51 | 130 | — | — | 3691 | — | — | 28 | 23 | — | 1447 | 1195 | — | 478 | 617 | 284 | — | 524 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 109 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 119 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 119 | 119 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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