Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 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
13.7° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 10AM is: 6.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 5.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)20ft (6.0m)15s
Afternoon (28 May)18ft (5.5m)15s
Evening (28 May)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
15
6
SW
15
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11609
15957
15420
13769
12081
8427
7293
6497
5650
4697
3901
3222
2843
2154
2213
1921
1643
1261
1059
895
760
646
531
463
Wind (km/h)
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
cross-on
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
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:09AM2.02m
11:26PM2.02m
11:51AM2.04m
00:04AM2.03m
12:31PM2.06m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.39m
5:11PM0.43m
5:31AM0.38m
5:52PM0.45m
6:11AM0.37m
6:32PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:21
8:22
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:09
5:08
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
0
1
3
4
3
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
8
7
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
12594
12930
11289
10073
8427
7293
6497
5650
4697
3901
3222
2843
2154
2213
1921
1643
1261
1059
895
760
646
531
463
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.1
E
11
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
Energy kJ
520
2
2
269
254
2
110
106
79
79
59
67
117
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
2
8
9
24
52
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
15
6
SW
15
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
11609
15957
15420
13769
12081
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
5
9
9
8
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
119
119
119
119
145
145
145
92
89
89
89
89
89
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
89
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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