Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, gales from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 11 | SW 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | W 14 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 301 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1572 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:02AM2.36m | 2:22PM2.30m | 2:50AM2.38m | 3:09PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.10m | 8:13AM0.13m | 8:32PM0.07m | 8:59AM0.17m | 9:20PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 17 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 11 | SW 12 | SE 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 2023 | 876 | 604 | 6 | 354 | 308 | 242 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1572 | 9 | 3361 | 4206 | 5107 | 450 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WSW 12 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 694 | 933 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 4 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1430 | 301 | 1835 | 2452 | 1520 | 1973 | 1939 | 2088 | 2080 | 2345 | 2766 | 3588 | 5403 | 7195 | 4687 | 10311 | 13638 | 12872 | 11168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 718 | 270 | 145 | 270 | 406 | 560 | 564 | 407 | 176 | 221 | 156 | 221 | 92 | 238 | 238 | 221 | 224 | 306 |
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