Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 8AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 35 | 26 | 30 | 1239 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 685 | 403 | 486 | 583 | 564 | 564 | 552 | 1074 | 238 | 646 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:32AM2.28m | 11:47PM2.33m | 12:19PM2.35m | 00:33AM2.40m | 1:02PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.09m | 5:33PM0.20m | 5:57AM-0.01m | 6:19PM0.10m | 6:42AM-0.06m | 7:02PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 837 | 773 | 759 | 412 | 1239 | 4193 | 5491 | 5773 | 2632 | 5043 | 16159 | 17790 | 19817 | 19922 | 19102 | 15066 | 238 | 646 | 528 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 470 | 659 | 69 | 751 | 118 | 1321 | 725 | 1250 | 293 | 403 | 486 | 583 | 564 | 564 | 552 | 1074 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 35 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 144 | 471 | 154 | 685 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 97 | 254 | 1003 | 2186 | 3310 | — | — | — | 6022 | 6496 | — | — | — | — | — | 669 | 19224 | 19607 | 18894 | 21600 | 24143 | 23859 | 25123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 258 | 92 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 406 | 270 | 174 | 224 | 119 | 224 | 221 | 226 | 232 | 318 | 409 | 567 |
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