Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)--
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
3
W
0.4
SSE
2.5
WNW
0.4
SSE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1.1
SSE
1.7
SSE
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
1.4
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)991191391212111111114610998887789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)422802602543422322212142226153614871181870620503423457233318
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
2.34
1:28PM
2.43
1:49AM
2.36
2:17PM
2.43
2:37AM
2.33
3:11PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
0.02
7:38PM
0.05
7:58AM
0.01
8:27PM
0.12
8:49AM
0.04
9:19PM
0.23
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--7:30-------7:31-------7:31-----
Sunset-----6:05-------6:02-------6:01--
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1415111--------1---------
Temp. °C1211111010111011111010121211111098899998
Feels °C (?)44655779856764221001000-1
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