Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 2AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 5.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 16 | WSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 337 | 246 | 243 | 232 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 1634 | 84 | 50 | 44 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.91m | 8:27AM1.98m | 8:51PM1.97m | 9:39AM2.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.47m | 2:43PM0.58m | 3:14AM0.36m | 3:48PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 476 | 17240 | 14185 | 11459 | 9613 | 8225 | 6569 | 5220 | 4274 | 3562 | 3009 | 2503 | 1944 | 1634 | 1207 | 1066 | 759 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 337 | 246 | 243 | 232 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 84 | 50 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | NW 9 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20425 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 306 | 306 | 145 | 119 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
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