
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 10PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2779 | 1883 | 1124 | 615 | 1160 | 872 | 808 | 713 | 574 | 472 | 393 | 315 | 298 | 305 | 336 | 357 | 342 | 342 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:12AM2.00m | 5:40PM1.95m | 6:08AM1.96m | 6:37PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.47m | 11:28AM0.47m | 11:55PM0.51m | 12:28PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
2779 | 1883 | 1124 | 1056 | 1160 | 872 | 778 | 625 | 574 | 472 | 393 | 315 | 294 | 159 | 140 | 357 | 342 | 342 | 336 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | S 8 |
1459 | 1245 | 1064 | 615 | 746 | 469 | 808 | 713 | 568 | 400 | 341 | 270 | 298 | 135 | 336 | 131 | 74 | 75 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | S 8 | SW 8 |
342 | 894 | 968 | 517 | 231 | 403 | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 79 | 157 | 305 | 96 | 70 | 79 | 47 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
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