Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | WSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 16 | NE 5 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | NE 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NE 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 148 | 213 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44PM2.01m | 10:28AM2.08m | 10:47PM2.11m | 11:25AM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM0.52m | 4:04AM0.32m | 4:35PM0.41m | 5:01AM0.21m | 5:27PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1556 | 1314 | 2952 | 2480 | 2419 | 2206 | 2102 | 2206 | 1463 | 1238 | 2834 | 2503 | 2178 | 1856 | 1832 | 1997 | 2325 | 2598 | 2873 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 1146 | 1146 | 251 | 192 | 188 | 92 | 313 | 612 | 2796 | 3156 | 940 | 698 | 624 | 576 | 6 | 459 | 133 | 54 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | WNW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | — | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | ENE 5 | NW 10 | NE 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 88 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 87 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | — | ENE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | WNW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 199 | — | — | 8 | 460 | 1199 | 1800 | 2938 | 2441 | — | — | 14 | 21 | 645 | 64 | 148 | 213 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 174 | 90 | 90 |
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