Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 282 | 229 | 168 | 123 | 94 | 68 | 61 | 188 | 162 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:53AM2.06m | 5:17PM1.97m | 5:55AM1.99m | 6:22PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.40m | 11:07AM0.49m | 11:35PM0.47m | 12:13PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 348 | 282 | 229 | 168 | 123 | 4181 | 3949 | 4067 | 5715 | 5046 | 4640 | 4188 | 4284 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 401 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 94 | 68 | 61 | 41 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 19 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 12 | — | — | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 5 | 188 | 162 | 6 | 5 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 4245 | 3530 | 3352 | 5227 | 4806 | 400 | 380 | — | — | 881 | 1124 | 968 | 835 | 7237 | 7034 | 7558 | 8659 | 7156 | 9560 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 224 | 119 | 119 | 109 | 109 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 270 | 271 | 741 | 232 | 324 |
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