Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 15s 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-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 57 | 58 | 65 | 93 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 976 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:00AM1.73m | 7:22PM1.69m | 8:12AM1.72m | 8:32PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.74m | 1:21PM0.85m | 1:52AM0.76m | 2:29PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 13263 | 12821 | 11473 | 7825 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 24742 | 18924 | 14961 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 58 | 65 | 93 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 976 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 355 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1220 | 13284 | 10783 | 12043 | 12402 | 13301 | 16033 | 21370 | 28041 | 45116 | 50886 | 44956 | 33076 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 224 | 224 | 306 | 564 | 718 | 406 | 646 | 854 | 914 | 559 | 92 |
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