Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1279 | 757 | 812 | 628 | 477 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3344 | 5021 | 6967 | 9444 | 8823 | 7698 | 6324 | 5290 | 4555 | 3705 | 244 | 2462 | 2205 | 1876 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38PM2.18m | 5:58AM2.14m | 6:34PM2.07m | 6:57AM2.03m | 7:30PM1.99m | 7:57AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.34m | 12:14PM0.27m | 00:44AM0.41m | 1:13PM0.38m | 1:43AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1279 | 757 | 812 | 628 | 477 | 4 | 4 | 476 | 367 | 362 | 41 | 5021 | 6967 | 9444 | 8823 | 7698 | 6324 | 5290 | 4555 | 3705 | 3197 | 2462 | 2205 | 1876 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | NW 9 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 9 | SW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 522 | 51 | 508 | 67 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 104 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 50 | 40 | 41 | 13 | 40 | 248 | 244 | 214 | 149 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | NW 9 | E 16 | NE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 11 | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 101 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 1762 | 2471 | 789 | 1979 | 1783 | 1557 | 1513 | 1470 | 1831 | 2546 | 3344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 143 | 207 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 174 | 145 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 145 | 176 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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