Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2.2
E
3
ENE
2.2
E
2.5
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)141414141389999910101010101011111011101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1138115411381073104266610987421094417375408443377273279259275229225223218174133
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
25
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
1.91
4:38PM
1.88
4:53AM
1.80
5:30PM
1.79
5:48AM
1.72
6:32PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
0.58
10:48PM
0.73
11:12AM
0.69
11:46PM
0.82
12:14PM
0.76
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--7:15-------7:16-------7:16-----
Sunset-----6:25-------6:23-------6:22--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1---11---
Temp. °C131313151615141414141416151514141414141313121212
Feels °C (?)88811131313121214131313108799866455
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