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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 159 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:15PM 1.94 | 12:43AM 1.98 | 12:55PM 1.98 | 1:24AM 2.03 | 1:34PM 2.01 | 2:04AM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:24PM 0.46 | 6:46AM 0.54 | 7:04PM 0.42 | 7:26AM 0.52 | 7:44PM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:43 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
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