Stewart Island - Saber Reef Surf Break

Stewart Island - Saber Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.19° S 167.79° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Stewart Island - Saber Reef sea temperature is
13.6° C

3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (10 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.9
SW
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSW
20
0.5
S
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1776
1324
859
524
367
234
118
58
56
257
268
247
171
111
79
96
44
52
51
26
61
8
39
210
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:48PM1.89m
8:08AM1.92m
8:41PM1.96m
9:06AM2.02m
9:36PM2.04m
10:05AM2.14m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.57m
2:32PM0.46m
3:00AM0.46m
3:28PM0.39m
3:54AM0.34m
4:24PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:30
8:30
8:32
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
6
5
6
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
18
3
W
15
3
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
4186
3544
2993
2635
2453
2591
2491
5723
4883
4935
3715
3553
3371
897
4535
4347
5846
4456
3771
3387
3025
2212
4243
5048
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.3
WSW
18
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
1.1
W
18
0.9
WNW
13
0.5
S
20
Energy kJ
1776
1324
859
524
367
234
1015
58
56
257
268
247
171
111
79
46
44
26
20
19
9
785
286
210
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.5
WSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.8
S
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
18
207
35
118
45
42
24
12
5
37
35
31
96
52
51
26
30
8
39
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
3
W
14
2.3
NW
7
2
NW
8
0.9
SW
6
Energy kJ
142
175
196
3613
569
494
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
95
92
92
92
89
89
89
89
89
89
89
89
89
89
89
92
89
156
92
145
92
89
89
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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