Stewart Island - Saber Reef Surf Break

Stewart Island - Saber Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.19° S 167.79° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Stewart Island - Saber Reef sea temperature is
12.7° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.7
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SSW
12
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4178
3659
3195
2982
2536
2140
1819
1677
1583
1607
1757
3950
7420
3929
7147
7161
5713
4883
3889
3644
7537
7272
6625
5744
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:42AM1.91m
6:14PM1.91m
6:35AM1.92m
7:06PM1.91m
7:35AM1.94m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.57m
12:00PM0.49m
00:27AM0.57m
12:56PM0.51m
1:26AM0.54m
1:58PM0.51m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:33
8:33
8:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
Feels °C
0
0
0
-1
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.5
SW
17
0.5
E
10
2.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
4178
3659
3195
2982
2536
2140
1819
1677
1583
1607
1204
3950
47
3079
7147
7161
5713
4883
3889
3644
7537
7272
6625
5744
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
1.3
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
SW
19
1.2
WSW
18
1.7
SW
17
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.8
WSW
21
1.3
WSW
20
1.9
WSW
19
1.9
WSW
19
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
34
22
221
59
107
104
80
61
384
845
1757
68
39
47
44
44
521
1171
2647
2564
88
119
116
151
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.2
WSW
24
0.4
WSW
22
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
SSW
19
Energy kJ
21
20
18
45
151
63
44
29
48
49
67
55
186
72
71
96
89
286
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
4
SW
16
4
SSW
12
2.1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
267
212
140
7420
3929
419
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
4
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
5
5
1
5
5
5
Distance (km)
152
94
95
119
98
95
94
94
98
90
98
90
90
90
271
98
90
90
94
94
90
95
94
94
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
6
5
5
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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