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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 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
14.5° 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?
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
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 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
46 | 55 | 56 | 72 | 104 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:22PM2.08m | 6:44AM2.02m | 7:34PM2.04m | 7:56AM2.01m | 8:42PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.32m | 00:33AM0.52m | 1:07PM0.36m | 1:45AM0.52m | 2:16PM0.35m | 2:49AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — |
 kJ | 303 | 515 | 789 | 778 | 659 | 499 | 421 | 451 | 31 | 31 | 553 | 31 | 17 | 5029 | 16 | 7 | 1454 | 1011 | 995 | 184 | 15 | 15 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 21 | WSW 19 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 469 | 232 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 8 | 124 | 31 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 55 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 30 | 38 | 72 | 104 | 172 | 297 | 492 | 1833 | 2205 | 2707 | 6514 | 5953 | 6607 | 4717 | 4896 | 1350 | 1621 | 1745 | 2207 | 3690 | 3485 | 3892 | 5096 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 92 | 145 | 119 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 119 | 174 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 145 |
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