Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 602 | 481 | 306 | 251 | 202 | 160 | 122 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 44 | 42 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:51AM2.42m | 1:25PM2.43m | 1:39AM2.46m | 2:11PM2.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.12m | 7:02AM-0.11m | 7:25PM0.06m | 7:50AM-0.12m | 8:11PM0.06m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 602 | 481 | 1508 | 1729 | 1750 | 1788 | 1766 | 1356 | 1337 | 1356 | 1397 | 2477 | 3135 | 4369 | 10618 | 10267 | 9925 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1044 | 1170 | 306 | 251 | 202 | 160 | 122 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 69 | 736 | 1514 | 2618 | 44 | 42 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | W 20 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 172 | 194 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 122 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 16 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 355 | 302 | 226 | 183 | 129 | 386 | 285 | 330 | 301 | 133 | 26 | — | — | 103 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 119 | 95 |
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