Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 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
14.5° C
(Which is 3.0°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 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
1.1
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
55
56
72
104
51
49
48
31
31
31
31
17
17
16
7
7
7
2
2
15
15
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:22PM2.08m
6:44AM2.02m
7:34PM2.04m
7:56AM2.01m
8:42PM2.03m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.32m
00:33AM0.52m
1:07PM0.36m
1:45AM0.52m
2:16PM0.35m
2:49AM0.47m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:37
7:37
7:39
7:41
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5:55
5:54
5:52
5:51
1
1
1
1
5
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
6
5
6
5
5
5
6
8
8
6
6
6
6
8
6
5
5
4
5
4
5
6
5
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.9
WSW
18
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
3.5
WSW
14
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
303
515
789
778
659
499
421
451
31
31
553
31
17
5029
16
7
1454
1011
995
184
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
W
21
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
469
232
56
56
55
51
49
48
8
124
31
17
7
7
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.5
E
11
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
46
55
12
6
2
2
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
8
4
W
9
4
W
11
3.5
W
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
14
30
38
72
104
172
297
492
1833
2205
2707
6514
5953
6607
4717
4896
1350
1621
1745
2207
3690
3485
3892
5096
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
4
2
7
7
5
6
1
5
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
Distance (km)
89
89
92
145
119
92
92
92
92
119
174
119
119
119
119
92
89
92
89
92
119
119
119
145
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
4
7
7
5
6
1
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
7
7
9
6
5
5
4
4
7
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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