Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 12AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 12 | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4974 | 4067 | 2887 | 2063 | 1583 | 1167 | 1003 | 846 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:52PM2.04m | 6:17AM1.99m | 6:45PM1.93m | 7:15AM1.88m | 7:41PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.43m | 12:32PM0.48m | 1:01AM0.53m | 1:31PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 12 | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 4974 | 4067 | 2887 | 2063 | 1583 | 1167 | 1003 | 846 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2621 | 2548 | 2593 | 2521 | 2233 | 1817 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 11 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 55 | 27 | — | 13 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | 186 | 554 | 1025 | 1634 | 2074 | 2090 | 2605 | 2610 | 2599 | 2514 | 2452 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 94 | 94 |
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