Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 10PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 24s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 | SW 17 | ESE 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 232 | 98 | 390 | 536 | 51 | 4237 | 4607 | 56 | 48 | 118 | 79 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 33 | 12490 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:48AM2.26m | 1:10PM2.24m | 1:27AM2.30m | 1:49PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.22m | 6:58AM0.12m | 7:16PM0.16m | 7:37AM0.12m | 7:55PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 17 | ESE 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 12 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 261 | 232 | 98 | 390 | 536 | 51 | 64 | 54 | 221 | 221 | 118 | 79 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | W 24 | ESE 13 | E 13 | WSW 22 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 101 | 99 | 11 | 95 | 81 | 46 | 50 | 85 | 47 | 48 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 8 | SE 18 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | ESE 16 | WSW 21 | S 21 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 25 | 88 | 35 | 56 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 654 | 690 | 1064 | 1048 | 1440 | 2646 | 4237 | 4607 | 5364 | 5906 | 6761 | 6284 | 7716 | 8813 | 9890 | 10338 | 10338 | 10882 | 12490 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 92 | 145 | 232 | 145 | 145 | 270 | 382 | 270 | 271 | 310 | 271 | 306 | 271 | 271 | 406 | 324 | 271 | 306 |
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