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Stewart Island - Saber Reef Surf Forecast
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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 3AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 921 | 673 | 693 | 755 | 1352 | 1375 | 1437 | 1155 | 827 | 332 | 266 | 290 | 184 | 103 | 102 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 45 | 81 | 33 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:54PM 2.12 | 11:27AM 2.17 | 11:40PM 2.19 | 12:08PM 2.20 | 12:20AM 2.23 | 12:45PM 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:02AM 0.23 | 5:25PM 0.32 | 5:46AM 0.16 | 6:05PM 0.26 | 6:25AM 0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
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The wind is still cross-on at Stewart Island - Saber Reef (moderate winds from the WSW at South West Cape Automatic Weather Station 27 km from Stewart Island - Saber Reef). 2.4m 9s swell from the S with a 1.9m 9s swell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
27 km away, 1 h 35 min ago
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