Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 7PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | W 6 | SW 12 | ENE 11 | E 10 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3391 | 2366 | 1446 | 1475 | 1136 | 754 | 448 | 383 | 363 | 273 | 128 | 323 | 367 | 88 | 55 | 44 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:37PM2.11m | 00:46AM2.14m | 1:11PM2.16m | 1:21AM2.19m | 1:46PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.28m | 6:38PM0.36m | 6:56AM0.20m | 7:13PM0.30m | 7:31AM0.16m | 7:48PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -5 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 13 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 3391 | 2366 | 1446 | 1475 | 1136 | 476 | 340 | 252 | 363 | 273 | 128 | 224 | 367 | 71 | 55 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 371 | 396 | 326 | 274 | 580 | 448 | 383 | 165 | 179 | 106 | 120 | 94 | 88 | 30 | 44 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 10 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | WSW 21 | SE 13 | S 19 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 301 | 12 | 13 | 254 | 384 | 212 | 204 | 163 | 61 | 86 | 71 | 241 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 223 | 465 | 679 | 670 | 659 | 754 | — | — | — | 480 | 1011 | 323 | 521 | 1424 | 3089 | 4618 | 5269 | 6391 | 7341 | 8730 | 9830 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 537 | 119 | 809 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 166 | 176 | 221 | 166 | 166 | 224 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 166 | 166 |
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