Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 9 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | S 23 | E 8 | S 22 | S 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
424 | 418 | 363 | 310 | 305 | 217 | 214 | 207 | 172 | 141 | 139 | 112 | 166 | 159 | 162 | 148 | 143 | 486 | 13 | 93 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:54PM1.96m | 4:04AM1.90m | 4:37PM1.90m | 4:48AM1.85m | 5:21PM1.86m | 5:33AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.48m | 9:58PM0.62m | 10:18AM0.52m | 10:43PM0.66m | 11:03AM0.55m | 11:30PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 12 | NW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 9 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 |
424 | 142 | 164 | 114 | 305 | 147 | 204 | 196 | 172 | 182 | 139 | 112 | 134 | 121 | 354 | 200 | 143 | 486 | 13 | 93 | 7 | 6 | 181 | 692 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 17 | ENE 8 | SW 17 | W 24 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | SW 23 | S 22 | E 15 |
17 | 418 | 363 | 310 | 86 | 217 | 214 | 207 | 54 | 141 | 46 | 50 | 36 | 159 | 137 | 148 | 22 | 137 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 134 | 9 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 20 | E 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | E 8 | SW 18 | ENE 8 | E 15 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | SW 24 | S 23 | — | S 22 | S 20 |
20 | 45 | 58 | 82 | 110 | 68 | 72 | 57 | 37 | 40 | 93 | 90 | 166 | 35 | 155 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 11 | — | 37 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NNE 3 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
139 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 339 | — | 183 | 2 | 275 | 1009 | 1062 | 676 | 162 | 1042 | 1163 | 247 | 940 | 1051 | 1493 | 2524 | 2923 | 3653 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 109 | 145 | 145 | 174 | 145 | 92 | 145 | 273 | 536 | 620 | 412 | 145 |
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