Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 06 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.5°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 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (06 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (06 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
E
1.6
SW
2.3
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)61212121213141414141381389999101010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22879466064870683710341154113810731042329841736471461427392417371402347367326
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
1.99
4:06AM
1.91
4:38PM
1.88
4:53AM
1.80
5:30PM
1.79
5:48AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.46
10:00PM
0.60
10:20AM
0.58
10:48PM
0.73
11:12AM
0.69
11:46PM
0.82
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset---6:28-------6:25-------6:23----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------11-----1
Temp. °C111111121213131313151615141313131315151414141314
Feels °C (?)443457789111312121012121215141278810
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