Stewart Island - Saber Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.19° S 167.79° E

Stewart Island - Saber Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Stewart Island - Saber Reef sea temperature is
12.7° C
2.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 3PM is: 2.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)18s
Evening (10 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
5
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2953
2742
3231
6555
6095
5873
5869
5403
71
71
49
48
48
48
45
28
29
30
30
28
27
27
15
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:40AM2.01m
9:08PM2.00m
9:48AM2.10m
10:12PM2.09m
10:53AM2.22m
11:13PM2.21m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.48m
3:31AM0.37m
4:05PM0.42m
4:32AM0.24m
5:04PM0.33m
5:29AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:33
8:32
8:32
8:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
6
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
6
3
3
2
2
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