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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 Tuesday 21 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 3PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 304 | 418 | 365 | 195 | 300 | 280 | 232 | 80 | 52 | 89 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 48 | 63 | 48 | 64 | 76 | 79 | 74 | 112 | 52 | 50 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:09PM 2.28 | 4:28AM 2.17 | 5:13PM 2.17 | 5:34AM 2.08 | 6:22PM 2.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:44AM 0.13 | 10:17PM 0.35 | 10:45AM 0.23 | 11:22PM 0.46 | 11:54AM 0.32 | 12:33AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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