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Big Hellfire Beach

Stewart Island / Rakiura Community, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

Conditions at 5:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Fair

Well overhead (4.5 m) at 13 s, heading toward ENE, with strong onshore wind toward NE.

Swell

4.5 m

ENE

13 s

Wind

48 km/h

Onshore

Tide

1.6 m

Rising

Weather

7 °C

Light drizzle

12 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Fair	3.6 m · 13 s	ENE	46 km/h · 98 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1 m	Drizzle · 7 °C
1 AM	Fair	3.7 m · 13 s	ENE	52 km/h · 102 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1 m	Drizzle · 7 °C
2 AM	Fair	3.7 m · 13 s	ENE	49 km/h · 108 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1.1 m	Drizzle · 7 °C
3 AM	Fair	3.8 m · 13 s	ENE	54 km/h · 108 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1.3 m	Snow showers · 7 °C
4 AM	Fair	4.2 m · 13 s	ENE	50 km/h · 107 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1.4 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
5 AM	Fair	4.5 m · 13 s	ENE	48 km/h · 104 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.6 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
6 AM	Fair	4.9 m · 13 s	ENE	46 km/h · 98 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.6 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
7 AM	Fair	5.3 m · 13 s	ENE	46 km/h · 91 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.6 m	Overcast · 8 °C
8 AM	Fair	5.6 m · 13 s	ENE	43 km/h · 90 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.5 m	Partly cloudy · 8 °C
9 AM	Fair	6 m · 13 s	ENE	42 km/h · 94 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.3 m	Overcast · 8 °C
10 AM	Fair	6 m · 13 s	ENE	39 km/h · 88 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.1 m	Partly cloudy · 8 °C
11 AM	Fair	6 m · 13 s	ENE	38 km/h · 83 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.9 m	Light drizzle · 8 °C
12 PM	Fair	5.9 m · 13 s	ENE	36 km/h · 80 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.8 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
1 PM	Fair	5.8 m · 12 s	ENE	34 km/h · 76 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.8 m	Overcast · 9 °C
2 PM	Fair	5.6 m · 12 s	ENE	30 km/h · 71 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.9 m	Overcast · 9 °C
3 PM	Fair	5.5 m · 12 s	ENE	29 km/h · 64 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1 m	Overcast · 9 °C
4 PM	Poor	5.3 m · 12 s	ENE	28 km/h · 63 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.2 m	Overcast · 9 °C
5 PM	Poor	5.1 m · 12 s	ENE	28 km/h · 60 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.4 m	Overcast · 9 °C
6 PM	Poor	4.8 m · 12 s	ENE	30 km/h · 63 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.5 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
7 PM	Poor	4.6 m · 12 s	ENE	30 km/h · 61 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.5 m	Overcast · 9 °C
8 PM	Poor	4.4 m · 12 s	ENE	32 km/h · 63 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.4 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
9 PM	Poor	4.2 m · 12 s	ENE	33 km/h · 64 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
10 PM	Poor	4.1 m · 11 s	ENE	36 km/h · 72 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
11 PM	Poor	4 m · 11 s	ENE	37 km/h · 76 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	1 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C