Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Stewart Island - Saber Reef sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)16151515141414141212111111141212121211111111108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151312359666855364072972452928662524608013817517212311684827568
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
20
NW
15
N
55
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
40
W
45
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
NW
30
NNW
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
2.25
3:17PM
2.28
3:43AM
2.25
3:57PM
2.27
4:22AM
2.22
4:40PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
0.09
9:07AM
0.21
9:28PM
0.08
9:46AM
0.20
10:08PM
0.12
10:27AM
0.23
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset-------8:58-------8:55-------8:53
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--21--46-131221111-----2
Temp. °C141413141314131313131111111212111011111212131512
Feels °C (?)91010545666512222102355598
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