Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 7PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 7 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 111 | 189 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.88m | 7:41PM1.85m | 8:18AM1.82m | 8:41PM1.80m | 9:21AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.61m | 2:02AM0.60m | 2:31PM0.69m | 3:01AM0.63m | 3:30PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 2632 | 2553 | 2359 | 2138 | 1817 | 1518 | 964 | 754 | 762 | 867 | 727 | 1108 | 1194 | 1002 | 1252 | 2167 | 3544 | 5127 | 6389 | 7370 | 9659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 7 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | W 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 157 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 20 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 27 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 112 | 509 | 769 | 530 | 885 | 262 | 136 | 315 | 413 | 362 | 285 | 413 | 383 | 111 | 189 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 109 | 145 |
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