Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 14 | SSE 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 106 | 78 | 76 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 199 | 277 | 202 | 19 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.92m | 8:29AM1.98m | 8:55PM1.97m | 9:42AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.49m | 2:49PM0.56m | 3:20AM0.39m | 3:56PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 106 | 318 | 596 | 683 | 561 | 638 | 1024 | 970 | 765 | 722 | 711 | 663 | 560 | 1697 | 1654 | 1491 | 1580 | 1559 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 144 | 234 | 78 | 76 | 56 | 249 | 249 | 34 | 22 | 260 | 454 | 448 | 448 | 659 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 7 | S 9 | S 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | SE 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 11 | E 15 |
| kJ | 59 | 91 | 91 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 35 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 54 | 86 | 132 | 165 | 199 | 277 | 202 | 141 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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