Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 5PM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 5.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 21 | S 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 153 | 223 | 132 | 127 | 74 | 71 | 33 | 31 | 54 | 27 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 90 | 87 | 149 | 153 | 149 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:50PM2.41m | 1:05AM2.40m | 1:43PM2.45m | 1:58AM2.45m | 2:34PM2.44m | 2:49AM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM-0.02m | 6:53PM0.16m | 7:18AM-0.10m | 7:45PM0.11m | 8:10AM-0.12m | 8:35PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NE 6 | S 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | E 13 | WSW 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 2064 | 4567 | 33 | 223 | 132 | 127 | 8470 | 7275 | 6186 | 5674 | 31 | 3783 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 90 | 87 | 149 | 153 | 149 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 21 | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 19 | E 14 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 880 | 683 | 153 | 38 | — | — | 74 | 37 | 20 | 31 | 54 | 27 | 47 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 71 | 33 | 11 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | NW 13 | W 15 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 74 | 69 | 15485 | 12821 | 11810 | 10275 | — | — | — | 1211 | 5529 | 741 | 8433 | 6034 | 6590 | 7253 | 9221 | 13128 | 18064 | 18851 | 17079 | 13679 | 12242 | 11256 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 89 | 145 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 156 | 145 | 271 | 232 | 318 | 310 | 406 | 271 | 119 | 221 | 221 |
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