Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 23s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 22s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 6PM is: 0.1m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 23s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 13 | S 23 | SW 22 | W 8 | SW 21 | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 6 | WSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 37 | 231 | 0 | 31 | 106 | 122 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.82m | 10:30PM1.84m | 11:00AM1.91m | 11:13PM1.95m | 11:40AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM0.65m | 4:47AM0.50m | 5:10PM0.53m | 5:28AM0.38m | 5:48PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 24 | W 22 | SW 22 | W 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 38 | — | 62 | 314 | 780 | 521 | 1809 | 1860 | 2513 | 3636 | 3331 | 3009 | 2969 | 2792 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 24 | S 23 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | W 23 | W 24 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SSW 19 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 232 | 612 | 391 | 533 | 118 | — | 31 | 106 | 122 | 507 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 151 | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 4691 | 4115 | 3829 | 3684 | 1660 | 1843 | 2702 | 3061 | 2493 | 1818 | 1160 | 502 | 370 | 249 | 227 | 231 | 473 | 725 | 766 | 717 | 693 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 174 | 145 | 145 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 221 | 119 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 119 |
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