Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 20 | SSW 19 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 30 | 74 | 11 | 113 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1004 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:35AM2.29m | 2:52PM2.22m | 3:15AM2.22m | 3:30PM2.14m | 3:55AM2.13m | 4:09PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.19m | 8:58PM0.19m | 9:20AM0.31m | 9:38PM0.29m | 10:01AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | ENE 8 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 302 | 344 | 1175 | 4272 | 4829 | 3801 | 3680 | 3434 | 6444 | 5602 | 5350 | 4343 | 11 | 5127 | 3811 | 3324 | 2515 | 2117 | 1004 | 1487 | 1342 | 1066 | 843 | 578 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 16 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | W 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | W 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | W 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 761 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 509 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 11 | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | 750 | 63 | 62 | 11 | 105 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | S 20 | SSW 19 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 280 | 72 | 33 | — | 49 | 30 | 74 | 11 | 113 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 62 | 12 | 5 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NW 10 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 18 | — | — | — | 645 | 544 | 382 | 447 | 33 | 28 | 2385 | 8528 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 39 | 105 | 163 | 207 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 109 | 89 | 0 | 95 | 89 | 95 | 89 | 145 | 90 | 98 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
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