Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | SW 5 | E 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:24AM2.18m | 3:43PM2.09m | 4:09AM2.05m | 4:26PM1.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.23m | 9:32AM0.34m | 9:52PM0.37m | 10:17AM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1906 | 1576 | 1291 | 1198 | 1083 | 953 | 937 | 1083 | 1047 | 1111 | 1483 | 1818 | 2509 | 4677 | 4530 | 4135 | 3820 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | SSE 8 | W 10 | SE 11 | S 8 | SE 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 325 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 396 | 1062 | 439 | 258 | 173 | 148 | 101 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | E 11 | S 9 | S 8 | E 11 | — | SE 11 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 898 | 1150 | 1289 | 1276 | 680 | 1286 | 2199 | 2608 | 1255 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 119 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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