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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 5 pm Monday 18 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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | E 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 154 | 152 | 246 | 216 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:23AM2.36m | 3:02PM2.41m | 3:20AM2.32m | 4:01PM2.33m | 4:19AM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.15m | 8:37AM-0.01m | 9:08PM0.22m | 9:34AM0.05m | 10:07PM0.30m | 10:35AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 540 | 838 | 838 | 862 | 862 | 886 | 769 | 724 | 623 | 613 | 244 | 476 | 439 | 567 | 763 | 778 | 613 | 573 | 505 | 663 | 1783 | 4839 | 4879 | 2230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 131 | 121 | 108 | 143 | 128 | 116 | 122 | 506 | 207 | 418 | 476 | 386 | 313 | 250 | 196 | 148 | 97 | 152 | 246 | 216 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 51 | 90 | 143 | 92 | 82 | 154 | 48 | 24 | 50 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | W 13 |
| kJ | 835 | 119 | 123 | 230 | 247 | 231 | 263 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | — | 878 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 95 | 89 | 166 | 174 |
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