Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)141414141212111111141312121211111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5364072972452928432524601151411781691211168485557252343245
Wind
(km/h)
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
NW
25
NNW
25
N
50
WNW
50
NW
45
W
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
2.28
3:43AM
2.25
3:57PM
2.27
4:22AM
2.22
4:40PM
2.24
5:05AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07AM
0.21
9:28PM
0.08
9:46AM
0.20
10:08PM
0.12
10:27AM
0.23
10:52PM
0.21
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---8:58-------8:55-------8:53----
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
--12-12112111------56271
Temp. °C141413141313111111111211111111121213151212101312
Feels °C (?)5657641211211235551073046
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