Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 12AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1830 | 1622 | 2511 | 2201 | 2796 | 3527 | 5357 | 5731 | 6675 | 5597 | 5186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3436 | 0 | 2736 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.75m | 7:40PM1.70m | 8:26AM1.73m | 8:44PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.72m | 1:40PM0.84m | 2:09AM0.74m | 2:45PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 230 | 180 | 2201 | 2796 | 3527 | 5357 | 5731 | 6675 | 5597 | 5186 | — | — | — | 7420 | 4682 | 4258 | 4179 | 2056 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2736 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 1830 | 1622 | 2511 | 137 | 135 | 237 | 272 | 384 | 408 | 9057 | 8909 | 9243 | 8147 | 7242 | 5821 | — | 3436 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 174 | 221 | 221 | 119 | 119 | 221 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 174 | 176 |
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