Stewart Island - Saber Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.19° S 167.79° E

Stewart Island - Saber Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Stewart Island - Saber Reef sea temperature is
12.7° C
2.6° 

Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 7PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
1.4
SW
5
1.7
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
5
5
12
12
12
11
4
6
10
6
6
6
4
5
8
12
17
27
111
189
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
S
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
High Tide
7:15AM1.88m
7:41PM1.85m
8:18AM1.82m
8:41PM1.80m
9:21AM1.81m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.61m
2:02AM0.60m
2:31PM0.69m
3:01AM0.63m
3:30PM0.71m
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
6
1
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
5
3
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
5
6
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
-2
-3
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