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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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 1.8°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 10PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
0.1
S
0.2
ENE
4
NW
4.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
6.5
W
6
W
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
S
1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1315510111112131399914111111101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0420000008817322571027974580434279240205166132100
Wind
(km/h)
55
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
60
WNW
70
NW
65
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
1.89
8:08AM
1.85
8:37PM
1.81
9:04AM
1.79
9:39PM
1.77
10:03AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
0.56
2:26PM
0.61
2:54AM
0.65
3:25PM
0.65
3:53AM
0.71
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:09--
Sunset-9:45-------9:45-------9:44------
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
34-32-------111----11---
Temp. °C171819181615121211121111101111121313131312131314
Feels °C (?)812121152-10-1221123445455767
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