Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 4PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 9 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3923 | 5678 | 5807 | 6254 | 5891 | 5842 | 5084 | 4018 | 3216 | 2386 | 1259 | 1374 | 879 | 580 | 448 | 343 | 363 | 263 | 198 | 118 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:02PM2.04m | 00:10AM2.07m | 12:37PM2.11m | 00:46AM2.14m | 1:11PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.45m | 6:20AM0.28m | 6:38PM0.36m | 6:56AM0.20m | 7:13PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SW 11 | E 9 | SW 11 | SSE 9 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3923 | 5678 | 5807 | 6254 | 5891 | 5842 | 5084 | 4018 | 3216 | 2386 | 1259 | 1374 | 786 | 554 | 320 | 252 | 363 | 160 | 198 | 118 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 1739 | 19 | 17 | 359 | 273 | 101 | 188 | 134 | 6 | 288 | 338 | 274 | 227 | 580 | 448 | 343 | 177 | 263 | 127 | 108 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | W 18 | W 18 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | NW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | — | 158 | 160 | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | 301 | 12 | 257 | 361 | 384 | 321 | 167 | 163 | 210 | 137 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WSW 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 40 | 117 | 312 | 627 | 810 | 970 | 879 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 967 | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 255 | 382 | 382 | 537 | 593 | 720 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 92 | 145 | 119 |
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