Stewart Island - Saber Reef Surf Break

Stewart Island - Saber Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.19° S 167.79° E

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Stewart Island - Saber Reef sea temperature is
13.2° C

3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (27 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)--
Afternoon (27 Jun)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (27 Jun)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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5
5
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
3
SW
13
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7801
6720
5891
5140
68
68
3521
68
61
2982
3370
2310
6544
7092
6997
6638
6168
5639
4848
4395
3569
2982
2499
2172
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:41PM1.95m
12:12PM2.00m
00:23AM1.99m
12:53PM2.04m
1:02AM2.02m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.58m
5:50AM0.45m
6:13PM0.55m
6:31AM0.42m
6:53PM0.53m
7:11AM0.38m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:36
8:36
8:36
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
6
5
6
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
7801
6720
5891
5140
4463
3875
3521
3123
3076
2982
3370
2310
6544
7092
6997
6638
6168
5639
4848
4395
3569
2982
2499
2172
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
2.1
SW
16
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
39
39
57
57
68
68
68
68
61
59
58
2214
54
53
52
34
34
35
35
35
35
69
61
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
E
11
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
58
58
35
57
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
5164
4792
3980
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
89
89
92
89
89
92
89
92
92
92
89
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
89
89
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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