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Stewart Island - Saber Reef Surf Forecast
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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 4PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | |
1343 | 1307 | 1382 | 1271 | 1163 | 1130 | 911 | 898 | 765 | 776 | 776 | 765 | 840 | 880 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 62 | 110 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.91m | 4:28AM1.83m | 5:05PM1.83m | 5:18AM1.77m | 5:57PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.55m | 10:23PM0.70m | 10:45AM0.63m | 11:15PM0.76m | 11:39AM0.67m | 00:12AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | -1 | -5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | ENE 10 | WSW 15 |
 kJ | 1134 | 1099 | 1006 | 899 | 1163 | 1130 | 911 | 898 | 765 | 776 | 776 | 765 | 840 | 880 | 1317 | 1427 | 1398 | 980 | 880 | 787 | 2303 | 2648 | 31 | 2116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | ENE 4 | E 7 | ENE 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | ENE 7 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | E 4 | ENE 10 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 1343 | 1307 | 1382 | 1271 | 555 | 302 | 196 | 108 | 118 | 70 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 90 | 93 | 16 | 8 | 464 | 655 | 900 | 12 | 18 | — | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 22 | W 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | E 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 9 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 360 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | NW 10 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 4 | ESE 4 | S 3 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 1870 | — | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 62 | 37 | 44 | 51 | 112 | 80 | 32 | 62 | 110 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 6053 | 1635 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 145 | 89 | 89 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 145 | 174 | 412 |
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