Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 12PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | WSW 14 | NE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 170 | 176 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28AM2.08m | 10:47PM2.11m | 11:25AM2.16m | 11:42PM2.21m | 12:13PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.32m | 4:35PM0.41m | 5:01AM0.21m | 5:27PM0.29m | 5:52AM0.12m | 6:14PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2419 | 2206 | 1289 | 2102 | 1463 | 1170 | 2631 | 2503 | 2178 | 1956 | 1832 | 2271 | 2325 | 2598 | 3978 | 4139 | 3949 | 3685 | 3866 | 5954 | 6425 | 6108 | 5030 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 197 | 96 | 2075 | 583 | 2796 | 3156 | 836 | 650 | 624 | 565 | 424 | 245 | 92 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 758 | 930 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NW 9 | — | NNW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 28 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 12 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | — | W 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | NE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 404 | — | 1800 | 2992 | — | 12 | 9 | 27 | 15 | — | 38 | 116 | 170 | 176 | — | 22 | 27 | 36 | 53 | 64 | 75 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 95 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 98 | 174 | 98 | 90 | 98 | 98 | 119 | 90 | 90 | 98 | 90 | 89 |
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