Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 2PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 692 | 451 | 1169 | 1336 | 1488 | 1403 | 1403 | 1369 | 1451 | 1971 | 2221 | 1629 | 1537 | 2561 | 3732 | 2589 | 3116 | 4984 | 5436 | 4250 | 5186 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.91m | 5:41PM1.83m | 6:20AM1.81m | 6:37PM1.74m | 7:21AM1.75m | 7:40PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.70m | 00:00AM0.65m | 12:33PM0.80m | 1:02AM0.72m | 1:40PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 778 | 645 | 415 | 1169 | 1336 | 1488 | 1403 | 1403 | 1369 | 1451 | 1451 | 1702 | 347 | 190 | 129 | 2877 | 2589 | 3116 | 4984 | 5436 | 4250 | 5186 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | E 8 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 173 | 89 | 599 | 331 | 251 | 155 | 203 | 217 | 184 | 150 | 113 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 867 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 45 | 451 | 355 | 189 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 358 | 692 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 2221 | 1629 | 1537 | 2561 | 3732 | 170 | 230 | 300 | 420 | 498 | 8079 | 8200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 271 | 98 | 98 | 90 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 92 | 119 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 119 |
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