Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (29 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
4
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
6
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)1010101091212171616161612121212121214141414149
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29420019214317010821415560572258161806165917272709869671310811134903275266459284
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
SE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
5
W
20
SSW
25
SW
25
W
35
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
60
W
65
W
50
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
2.08
11:23AM
2.10
11:59PM
2.15
12:14PM
2.19
12:44AM
2.21
12:59PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
0.42
5:34PM
0.23
5:59AM
0.32
6:22PM
0.15
6:43AM
0.23
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----8:02-------8:03-------8:03---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:42-------7:39
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-2751315131--1--111------
Temp. °C111010111214151411111112121111111089910101010
Feels °C (?)108779141514766530-1-2-4-4-101233
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