Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 24s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 2AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 24s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 24 | E 8 | ENE 10 | S 20 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | WSW 17 | E 15 | SSW 18 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 137 | 134 | 159 | 155 | 148 | 143 | 135 | 106 | 95 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 352 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 422 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.90m | 4:48AM1.85m | 5:21PM1.86m | 5:33AM1.82m | 6:08PM1.84m | 6:21AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.66m | 11:03AM0.55m | 11:30PM0.67m | 11:51AM0.56m | 00:19AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | WSW 23 | WSW 21 | S 20 | WSW 18 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | E 15 | SSW 18 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 139 | 137 | 134 | 121 | 155 | 148 | 143 | 135 | 106 | 95 | 7 | 51 | 260 | 33 | 2417 | 10 | 25 | — | 17 | 422 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 24 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 50 | 35 | 159 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 352 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | E 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 15 | SE 16 | W 24 | SW 24 | SE 16 | E 8 | ENE 10 | SE 15 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 93 | 90 | 131 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 517 | 667 | 646 | 634 | 1174 | 1717 | 1556 | 1267 | 1070 | 1048 | 1694 | 2179 | 2454 | 3979 | 18087 | 20247 | 19073 | 19116 | 17814 | 17077 | 16452 | 16511 | 16058 | 18146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 109 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 92 | 145 | 221 | 270 | 559 | 271 | 221 | 221 | 224 | 226 | 224 | 226 | 232 | 232 | 226 | 306 | 306 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest