Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 164 | 130 | 130 | 101 | 101 | 78 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.99m | 8:31PM1.95m | 9:22AM2.01m | 9:44PM2.01m | 10:28AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.44m | 2:22PM0.59m | 2:56AM0.41m | 3:33PM0.52m | 4:04AM0.32m | 4:35PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 3125 | 2891 | 2299 | 2113 | 1891 | 1657 | 1481 | 1362 | 1362 | 1504 | 1922 | 2169 | 2374 | 1516 | 1314 | 2952 | 2681 | 2419 | 2206 | 2206 | 2206 | 2764 | 3156 | 2834 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 164 | 164 | 130 | 130 | 101 | 101 | 78 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 1294 | 1146 | 251 | 192 | 184 | 260 | 128 | 8 | 6 | 643 | 926 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 149 | 37 | 61 | 170 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | 142 | 327 | — | — | — | 8 | 659 | 1942 | 2047 | 1393 | 1730 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 98 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 90 | 98 | 90 | 89 | 95 | 95 | 112 | 95 | 89 | 95 | 94 |
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