Stewart Island Weather, Tides, Aurora & Webcam

My Interest in the Weather

All my life I have looked over my shoulder at the weather. It started with shepherding on my parents farm, reinforced during my time “On the Hill” as a forest ranger and later as a fisherman. And even today as a tour guide, as I really want the best possible experience for my guests. And as I get older I find myself more and more prone to rust. Of course as a fisherman the tides were all important and during night passages especially to and from Fiordland I was often fascinated by the Aurora displays.

So this page is addresses those three interests

Sails Ashore Webcam.

The view is out from our sunroom, over the Village of Oban, Halfmoon Bay and Foveaux Straits beyond

The camera position is 46.54.04 S, 168.07.33 E Heading 30 deg M

Sails Ashore Webcam.
Image uploaded every  10 minutes, 24/7
apologies for the line mid image. It’s a stay for our weather system mast

The image will enlarge slightly and focus more on the wharf on mouse over

This cam also doubles as a visibility guide for Stewart Island Flights, our local air service.. The rounded hill just to the left of the roof corner is Garden Mound and is their datum for cloud ceiling….. low cloud is not unknown on Stewart Island.