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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
14.0° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
2
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)131312121212677778888888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)878837724700531455255255176233303496334295219153127127125129132111113125
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
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		crosscrosscross-
off		glassglassononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
2.14
3:36AM
2.15
3:44PM
2.15
4:13AM
2.14
4:22PM
2.13
4:51AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
0.38
9:18PM
0.22
9:37AM
0.36
9:55PM
0.21
10:14AM
0.36
10:35PM
0.23
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset---9:37-------9:37-------9:37----
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101111111112121314151515151413141515141412121111
Feels °C (?)444335571012131414121213141310108867
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