Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 11PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4748 | 4005 | 3621 | 2930 | 3015 | 2726 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:45AM2.21m | 5:06PM2.10m | 5:44AM2.11m | 6:06PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.23m | 10:56AM0.38m | 11:21PM0.32m | 11:56AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4748 | 4005 | 3621 | 2930 | 3015 | 2726 | 3337 | 3197 | 3023 | 3066 | 2689 | 2368 | 1969 | 1997 | 1997 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 210 | 127 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 791 | 1488 | 2247 | 3062 | 3472 | 4346 | 2871 | 3325 | 2787 | 1933 | 1480 | 1987 | 3565 | 5592 | 3993 | 3975 | 3110 | 2959 | 3170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 119 | 89 | 119 | 166 | 221 | 145 | 176 | 221 |
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