Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 8PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 808 | 713 | 568 | 472 | 393 | 315 | 294 | 305 | 336 | 357 | 342 | 72 | 336 | 64 | 72 | 287 | 212 | 122 | 118 | 104 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.95m | 6:08AM1.96m | 6:37PM1.92m | 7:15AM1.95m | 7:44PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM0.47m | 11:55PM0.51m | 12:28PM0.55m | 00:59AM0.53m | 1:37PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 778 | 650 | 516 | 472 | 393 | 315 | 294 | 141 | 143 | 357 | 342 | 304 | 336 | 290 | 268 | 287 | 212 | 122 | 118 | 104 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 808 | 713 | 568 | 400 | 341 | 270 | 264 | 129 | 336 | 131 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 116 | 147 | 144 | 234 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 79 | 155 | 305 | 105 | 70 | 50 | 71 | 71 | 32 | 34 | 54 | 75 | 75 | 119 | 91 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 |
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