Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 11PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | ESE 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15176 | 378 | 10875 | 8275 | 7377 | 7428 | 6324 | 7532 | 8033 | 8296 | 8313 | 8754 | 5982 | 10934 | 8008 | 6818 | 5044 | 3981 | 3809 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:31AM2.26m | 5:02PM2.17m | 5:23AM2.12m | 5:52PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.21m | 10:43AM0.16m | 11:09PM0.31m | 11:36AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 15176 | 13052 | 10875 | 8275 | 7377 | 7428 | 6324 | 7532 | 8033 | 8296 | 8313 | 8754 | 5982 | 10934 | 8008 | 6818 | 5044 | 3981 | 3809 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | WSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 389 | 378 | 362 | 352 | 286 | 286 | 911 | 201 | 195 | 149 | 149 | 95 | 3386 | 86 | 85 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 145 | 221 | 145 | 174 | 145 | 145 | 92 | 145 | 145 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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