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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 08). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 66 | 82 | 76 | 79 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 51 | 48 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:13AM 2.29 | 5:30PM 2.22 | 6:10AM 2.17 | 6:28PM 2.12 | 7:08AM 2.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:47PM 0.07 | 11:17AM 0.32 | 11:45PM 0.17 | 12:15PM 0.40 | 12:45AM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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