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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 12 pm Sunday 30 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 7PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 30). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 49 | 57 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 73 | 70 | 132 | 62 | 138 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:22AM 1.95 | 9:43PM 1.99 | 10:16AM 2.04 | 10:41PM 2.12 | 11:10AM 2.15 | 11:38PM 2.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:39PM 0.49 | 4:06AM 0.36 | 4:33PM 0.36 | 5:00AM 0.27 | 5:25PM 0.22 | 5:54AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:25 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
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