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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Stewart Island - Saber Reef sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 2PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 26 | S 8 | |
16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 237 | 204 | 133 | 90 | 57 | 26 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:56AM2.01m | 8:42PM2.03m | 9:03AM2.03m | 9:41PM2.06m | 10:01AM2.07m | 10:32PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.52m | 2:16PM0.35m | 2:49AM0.47m | 3:18PM0.32m | 3:45AM0.40m | 4:10PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:47 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | WSW 13 | S 9 | WSW 17 | S 8 |
16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | 9342 | 7933 | 6493 | 5630 | 4350 | 3416 | 2187 | 1380 | 116 | 1134 | 57 | 27 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WSW 18 | W 26 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | 237 | 162 | 133 | 90 | 31 | 13 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 18 | — | SW 26 | SW 26 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | 78 | 31 | — | 26 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
4635 | 5025 | 5399 | 4862 | 4540 | 4579 | 3943 | 4061 | 4893 | 6441 | 9427 | 7891 | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | 290 | 2787 | 532 | 1881 | 1725 | 1412 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 119 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 221 | 224 | 221 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 90 | 89 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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