Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 3AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | SW 11 | ENE 9 | WSW 13 | E 11 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1337 | 940 | 736 | 567 | 471 | 311 | 234 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 23 | 421 | 29 | 414 | 21 | 393 | 14 | 455 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2847 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45AM2.11m | 7:07PM2.04m | 7:55AM2.06m | 8:18PM2.03m | 9:04AM2.05m | 9:26PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.29m | 12:56PM0.49m | 1:29AM0.33m | 2:07PM0.50m | 2:40AM0.33m | 3:14PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1337 | 940 | 736 | 567 | 471 | 311 | 234 | 170 | 172 | 281 | 347 | 421 | 480 | 414 | 464 | 393 | 433 | 455 | 1848 | 2131 | 2493 | 3243 | 3243 | 2847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 110 | 85 | 434 | 28 | 16 | 27 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 76 | 116 | 96 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 14 | S 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 8 | — | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | WSW 16 | E 11 | NW 9 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 31 | 61 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 42 | 6 | — | 20 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 214 | 10 | 3 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 909 | 977 | 631 | 1546 | 1700 | 1944 | 2747 | 6162 | 5788 | 3826 | 2510 | 1396 | 1211 | 951 | 917 | 755 | 643 | 418 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 119 | 119 | 89 | 166 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 176 | 145 | 145 | 176 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 92 | 89 | 98 | 90 |
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