Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (29 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 8PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6168 | 5639 | 5070 | 4395 | 3777 | 3341 | 2857 | 2205 | 1933 | 1568 | 1474 | 1086 | 1086 | 976 | 865 | 790 | 753 | 659 | 33 | 594 | 451 | 32 | 19 | 18 |
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 | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02AM2.02m | 1:32PM2.07m | 1:42AM2.04m | 2:11PM2.07m | 2:20AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.53m | 7:11AM0.38m | 7:33PM0.50m | 7:51AM0.36m | 8:12PM0.49m | 8:30AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 6168 | 5639 | 5070 | 4395 | 3777 | 3341 | 2857 | 2205 | 1933 | 1568 | 1474 | 1086 | 1086 | 976 | 865 | 790 | 753 | 659 | 668 | 616 | 451 | 1952 | 1967 | 2188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 98 | 33 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 220 | 243 | 594 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | 32 | — | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 4 | N 3 | W 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 199 | 184 | 159 | 120 | 85 | 160 | 271 | 3 | 2 | 1208 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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