Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, gales from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 295 | 290 | 228 | 224 | 220 | 171 | 166 | 199 | 196 | 119 | 10619 | 12240 | 9930 | 7104 | 4888 | 3201 | 2337 | 1742 | 1262 | 703 | 622 | 583 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:17AM2.09m | 1:45PM2.12m | 1:53AM2.12m | 2:20PM2.12m | 2:28AM2.12m | 2:55PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.28m | 7:45PM0.40m | 8:03AM0.25m | 8:21PM0.37m | 8:39AM0.24m | 8:56PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | E 11 | WSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2037 | 2522 | 2093 | 1772 | 1442 | 1243 | 946 | 936 | 727 | 2096 | 119 | 2390 | 81 | 79 | 433 | 874 | 3201 | 2337 | 1742 | 1262 | 703 | 622 | 583 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | E 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | E 11 | E 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SSW 9 | S 9 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 1040 | 211 | 211 | 245 | 284 | 188 | 171 | 166 | 199 | 196 | 10 | 84 | 32 | 14 | 55 | 34 | 1114 | 359 | 1044 | 99 | 135 | 106 | 231 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 9 | W 16 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | SE 16 | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | E 10 |
| kJ | 309 | 295 | 290 | 228 | 224 | 220 | 103 | 254 | 365 | 133 | 10 | — | — | — | 19 | 10 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 98 | 134 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 5 | — | 7434 | 10619 | 12240 | 9930 | 7104 | 4888 | 1539 | 739 | 1435 | 1044 | 1185 | 629 | 1261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 145 | 407 | 406 | 559 | 363 | 363 | 270 | 363 | 92 | 119 | 119 | 166 | 119 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest