Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 2AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 5.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (22 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 82 | 86 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:30PM1.77m | 10:06AM1.85m | 10:17PM1.87m | 10:47AM1.94m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.60m | 4:12PM0.65m | 4:30AM0.48m | 4:51PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 14531 | 13792 | 13216 | 12132 | 10406 | 9212 | 7840 | 6939 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 82 | 86 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8536 | 9400 | 10729 | 11144 | 12326 | 14592 | 17395 | 16271 | 15058 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 176 | 563 | 145 | 166 | 224 | 326 | 536 | 567 | 174 | 174 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 174 | 145 | 119 |
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