Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 12PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 166 | 154 | 191 | 242 | 183 | 178 | 1094 | 882 | 784 | 663 | 154 | 178 | 173 | 219 | 350 | 501 | 487 | 545 | 521 | 591 | 582 | 582 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.90m | 11:20PM1.91m | 11:53AM1.97m | 00:02AM1.98m | 12:32PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.56m | 5:10PM0.64m | 5:29AM0.49m | 5:52PM0.57m | 6:10AM0.41m | 6:31PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 14 | E 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3257 | 2904 | 2654 | 2313 | 1969 | 1932 | 1536 | 1094 | 882 | 784 | 663 | 952 | 909 | 839 | 637 | 592 | 541 | 487 | 545 | 676 | 2178 | 2946 | 2795 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | W 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | WSW 18 | SW 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 173 | 166 | 154 | 191 | 242 | 183 | 178 | 173 | 268 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 178 | 173 | 219 | 350 | 501 | 30 | 281 | 521 | 591 | 582 | 582 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 14 | E 11 | E 10 | W 11 | WSW 16 | E 16 | E 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 57 | 51 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 161 | 36 | 32 | 61 | 27 | 45 | 46 | 26 | 27 | — | 112 | 255 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 2629 | — | — | — | 28 | 23 | 56 | 693 | 112 | 813 | 1065 | 323 | 394 | 416 | 344 | 142 | 188 | 976 | 586 | 133 | 152 | 181 | 278 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 92 | 92 | 119 | 145 | 119 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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