Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 4.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SW 12 | ENE 11 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4747 | 4464 | 3621 | 10 | 12 | 2216 | 16 | 30 | 1208 | 1019 | 780 | 650 | 593 | 534 | 40 | 14 | 393 | 566 | 2032 | 1914 | 2173 | 16 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:16AM2.02m | 4:27PM1.95m | 5:01AM1.94m | 5:13PM1.87m | 5:49AM1.86m | 6:03PM1.80m | 6:41AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.59m | 10:41PM0.51m | 11:07AM0.67m | 11:29PM0.58m | 11:58AM0.73m | 00:22AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | 9:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 3986 | 4372 | 949 | 4464 | 3621 | 3449 | 2816 | 2216 | 1936 | 1710 | 1208 | 1019 | 780 | 303 | 593 | 534 | 411 | 234 | 393 | 488 | 2032 | 1914 | 2173 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | WNW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 9 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | — | 18 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 66 | 98 | 94 | 650 | 177 | 195 | 181 | 14 | 409 | 203 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 | ENE 11 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 58 | 85 | 92 | 65 | 41 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 566 | 26 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NE 3 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 4224 | 5366 | 5955 | 4747 | 5307 | 4589 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 90 | 212 | 436 | 2 | 140 | 904 | 2418 | 1094 | 557 | 402 | 758 | 791 | 4753 | 4655 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 119 | 89 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 119 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 109 | 109 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 145 | 145 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 145 | 145 |
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