Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SW 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 173 | 161 | 156 | 734 | 154 | 178 | 176 | 215 | 345 | 501 | 487 | 545 | 609 | 591 | 582 | 582 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.91m | 11:53AM1.97m | 00:02AM1.98m | 12:32PM2.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.49m | 5:52PM0.57m | 6:10AM0.41m | 6:31PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 14 | E 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1536 | 305 | 273 | 155 | 734 | 799 | 831 | 742 | 705 | 613 | 541 | 487 | 545 | 954 | 3155 | 3924 | 3957 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | W 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 178 | 173 | 161 | 156 | 121 | 154 | 178 | 176 | 215 | 345 | 501 | 48 | 112 | 609 | 591 | 582 | 582 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 | W 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | — | W 14 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 154 | 61 | 20 | 43 | 46 | 26 | 27 | — | 14 | 299 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 1502 | 1297 | 1390 | 363 | 452 | 254 | 192 | 146 | 169 | 277 | 900 | 896 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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