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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 6 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.1°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 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 56 | 42 | 44 | 50 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 292 | 169 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 56 | 58 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 41 | 131 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 1.84 | 7:48PM 1.82 | 8:27AM 1.87 | 8:45PM 1.89 | 9:22AM 1.95 | 9:43PM 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:14AM 0.57 | 1:46PM 0.68 | 2:12AM 0.52 | 2:43PM 0.60 | 3:10AM 0.45 | 3:39PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Mon 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:23 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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