Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 19 | S 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 205 | 188 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 23 | 51 | 88 | 90 | 74 | 76 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:56PM2.28m | 1:13AM2.32m | 1:36PM2.29m | 1:55AM2.32m | 2:15PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.07m | 6:57PM0.13m | 7:20AM0.07m | 7:38PM0.11m | 8:00AM0.11m | 8:18PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3973 | 3870 | 3800 | 4312 | 4312 | 4504 | 4620 | 4422 | 3921 | 3460 | 3037 | 2620 | 2305 | 2070 | 1821 | 1525 | 1283 | 1028 | 826 | 634 | 427 | 326 | 317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 19 | S 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 61 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 205 | 188 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 23 | 51 | 88 | 90 | 74 | 76 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 182 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 9 | S 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 46 | 46 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 74 | 123 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 431 | 551 | 281 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 92 | 98 | 119 | 90 |
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