Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.5°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: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (05 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (05 Apr)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ENE
3.5
WSW
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.2
E
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2.4
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)81415151513131266612121212121414141413899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)601781700017122127679466064874790711381154121810731042748471528
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
2.10
3:11PM
2.09
3:25AM
2.01
3:52PM
1.99
4:06AM
1.91
4:38PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
0.34
9:17PM
0.47
9:36AM
0.46
10:00PM
0.60
10:20AM
0.58
10:48PM
0.73
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise--7:11-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----6:30-------6:28-------6:25--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101010111011111011111111121213121212121516151414
Feels °C (?)76553443444455877881114121213
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