Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- 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 8AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9302 | 8643 | 7631 | 7405 | 181 | 4748 | 4005 | 3805 | 3185 | 2974 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 2004 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | 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-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:54AM2.28m | 4:15PM2.18m | 4:45AM2.21m | 5:06PM2.10m | 5:44AM2.11m | 6:06PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.26m | 10:26PM0.23m | 10:56AM0.38m | 11:21PM0.32m | 11:56AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 9302 | 8643 | 7631 | 7405 | 6484 | 4748 | 4005 | 3805 | 3185 | 2974 | 2909 | 2656 | 2803 | 2923 | 2842 | 2626 | 2313 | 2004 | 1903 | 1784 | 1784 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | — | 181 | 254 | 161 | — | 52 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | — | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 631 | 1418 | 2001 | 2994 | 3845 | 4002 | 3544 | 3325 | 2675 | 1710 | 1368 | 2456 | 3197 | 4342 | 5702 | 2956 | 3096 | 2664 | 2756 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 119 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 238 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
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