Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 1AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 1634 | 84 | 61 | 43 | 40 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:51PM1.97m | 9:39AM2.07m | 9:58PM2.09m | 10:40AM2.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.36m | 3:48PM0.46m | 4:15AM0.22m | 4:44PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 6569 | 5220 | 4274 | 3772 | 3009 | 2503 | 1944 | 1634 | 1207 | 1066 | 843 | 616 | 500 | 378 | 701 | 165 | 535 | 959 | 1107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | S 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 95 | 84 | 61 | 43 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 104 | 10 | 94 | 371 | 428 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | N 8 | NW 9 | W 18 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 46 | 88 | 20 | 19 | 248 | 43 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | S 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 30 | 19 | 519 | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 112 |
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