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Stewart Island - Saber Reef Surf Forecast
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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
72 | 56 | 209 | 167 | 205 | 228 | 224 | 197 | 228 | 268 | 236 | 240 | 236 | 220 | 246 | 237 | 229 | 254 | 287 | 249 | 263 | 632 | 503 | 431 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:50PM2.07m | 2:00AM2.02m | 2:31PM2.05m | 2:41AM1.99m | 3:12PM2.01m | 3:22AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.38m | 7:52PM0.51m | 8:10AM0.40m | 8:34PM0.55m | 8:52AM0.44m | 9:15PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 309 | 275 | 209 | 167 | 205 | 228 | 224 | 197 | 228 | 268 | 236 | 240 | 236 | 220 | 246 | 237 | 272 | 254 | 287 | 249 | 263 | 632 | 503 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | E 4 | W 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | W 11 | E 10 | E 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 21 | 9 | 88 | 37 | 49 | 50 | 86 | 49 | 70 | 206 | 232 | 216 | 155 | 149 | 112 | 229 | 218 | 173 | 66 | 169 | 34 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | W 11 | E 4 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | E 10 | W 11 | W 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | NW 8 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 56 | 57 | 9 | 40 | 63 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 58 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 51 | 95 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 15 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | E 4 | — | — | WNW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 10 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | — | — | 39 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 79 | 101 | 46 | 85 | 78 | 64 | 78 | 85 | — | 314 | — | 105 | 158 | 30 | 24 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 145 | 156 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 |
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