Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 8PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 151 | 132 | 514 | 440 | 331 | 259 | 209 | 207 | 100 | 131 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30PM2.14m | 3:55AM2.13m | 4:09PM2.04m | 4:39AM2.02m | 4:52PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.31m | 9:38PM0.29m | 10:01AM0.44m | 10:20PM0.41m | 10:45AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | ENE 8 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3865 | 22 | 269 | 4302 | 3543 | 2626 | 2211 | 1730 | 1465 | 1152 | 1081 | 986 | 514 | 575 | 1958 | 2096 | 2040 | 1984 | 1665 | 2178 | 1299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NW 8 | WSW 18 | S 7 | SSE 6 | WSW 16 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 18 | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | — | 3 | 62 | 14 | 8 | 107 | 504 | 440 | 331 | 259 | 115 | 111 | 73 | 61 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SW 20 | — | NW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | SSE 6 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 15 | — | 24 | 31 | 62 | 10 | 8 | 192 | 628 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 24 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 769 | 8673 | 4834 | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 31 | 66 | 151 | 132 | 124 | 155 | 202 | 245 | 209 | 207 | 100 | 131 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 119 | 224 | 145 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 92 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 271 | 363 | 363 | 90 |
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