Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (02 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
193
228
268
278
282
236
220
246
237
233
194
194
198
203
632
562
488
480
418
363
310
305
256
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:00AM2.02m
2:31PM2.05m
2:41AM1.99m
3:12PM2.01m
3:22AM1.95m
3:54PM1.96m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.40m
8:34PM0.55m
8:52AM0.44m
9:15PM0.58m
9:34AM0.48m
9:58PM0.62m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:25
8:26
8:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
3
1
2
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
8
8
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
9
10
7
6
6
7
5
7
10
12
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
190
193
228
268
278
282
236
220
246
237
233
262
204
198
191
632
562
488
480
418
363
310
305
256
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
W
10
0.7
SW
14
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
ENE
10
1
E
6
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.9
NW
10
Energy kJ
50
86
49
50
206
228
216
196
149
112
119
194
194
156
203
27
48
46
19
86
94
81
72
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
E
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
SW
15
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
19
50
59
58
80
86
77
91
95
128
41
85
65
134
69
48
26
17
22
41
54
64
67
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
9
0.9
W
4
1
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
11
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
5
21
18
76
27
41
37
31
34
48
272
1
3
10
52
66
83
135
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
89
92
92
145
92
89
92
89
92
92
89
89
89
0
0
94
94
94
94
94
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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