Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 4PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 5.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 5808 | 4081 | 5862 | 6011 | 6219 | 7153 | 6779 | 5874 | 4708 | 3761 | 2537 | 1594 | 1374 | 1058 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.96m | 11:34PM1.98m | 12:02PM2.04m | 00:10AM2.07m | 12:37PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.55m | 5:43AM0.38m | 6:03PM0.45m | 6:20AM0.28m | 6:38PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 4207 | 4081 | 5862 | 6011 | 6219 | 7153 | 6779 | 5874 | 4708 | 3761 | 2537 | 1594 | 1374 | 1058 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | W 18 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | WSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1537 | 1739 | 19 | 17 | 160 | 224 | 72 | 346 | 134 | — | 288 | 338 | 279 | 214 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | W 20 | — | ESE 13 | W 18 | — | — | ESE 12 | — | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 30 | — | 17 | 160 | — | — | 15 | — | 3 | 225 | 7 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 13926 | 12787 | 10686 | 8851 | 7527 | 6673 | 6167 | 5808 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 166 | 372 | 588 | 663 | 684 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 174 | 145 | 174 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 98 | 382 | 255 | 382 | 119 | 382 | 119 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
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