Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 4PM is: 6.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 23ft (7.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 23ft (7.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16114 | 12683 | 14050 | 10622 | 7519 | 4895 | 3103 | 1739 | 1291 | 981 | 687 | 485 | 334 | 163 | 216 | 315 | 217 | 311 | 304 | 298 | 395 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:20PM2.12m | 2:28AM2.12m | 2:55PM2.11m | 3:05AM2.11m | 3:31PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.25m | 8:21PM0.37m | 8:39AM0.24m | 8:56PM0.38m | 9:15AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | WSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SE 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 119 | 2773 | 82 | 56 | 525 | 579 | 3103 | 1739 | 1291 | 981 | 687 | 485 | 334 | 163 | 216 | 315 | 1301 | 2592 | 123 | 298 | 395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SSW 9 | S 9 | WSW 12 | S 9 | SE 11 | WSW 19 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 88 | — | — | 55 | 34 | 540 | 294 | 282 | 99 | 106 | 80 | 251 | 80 | 134 | 424 | 217 | 311 | 304 | 99 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | SW 22 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 365 | 309 | 20 | 20 | 98 | 134 | 55 | 111 | 50 | 35 | 34 | 203 | 174 | 121 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 16114 | 12683 | 14050 | 10622 | 7519 | 4895 | 1136 | 739 | 1194 | 1291 | 1525 | 867 | 961 | 1093 | 1093 | 1291 | 1501 | 1282 | 14284 | 15711 | 17353 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 536 | 559 | 718 | 363 | 363 | 270 | 221 | 92 | 119 | 92 | 119 | 92 | 145 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 221 | 224 | 224 | 224 |
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