Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 396 | 39 | 14 | 582 | 714 | 9 | 2577 | 3009 | 3659 | 3468 | 3844 | 3706 | 6 | 6 | 3153 | 3075 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:49AM1.86m | 6:03PM1.80m | 6:41AM1.80m | 6:55PM1.75m | 7:34AM1.76m | 7:50PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.73m | 00:22AM0.64m | 12:54PM0.77m | 1:19AM0.67m | 1:51PM0.77m | 2:15AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | |
 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 9 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 493 | 396 | 27 | 419 | 582 | 1384 | 2963 | 2577 | 756 | 300 | 132 | 72 | 3706 | 3478 | 3691 | 3153 | 3075 | 3100 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | NE 5 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 110 | 181 | 13 | 14 | 499 | 714 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 40 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 452 | 4279 | 2224 | 1021 | 470 | 735 | 1027 | 3009 | 3659 | 3468 | 3844 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 372 | 794 | 1330 | 7188 | 7389 | 6986 | 6525 | 6102 | 5843 | 6030 | 6390 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 89 | 92 | 145 | 145 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 174 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 145 | 119 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 156 | 156 | 221 | 145 | 119 | 145 | 145 | 221 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Never miss your swells again.
Built by surfers, trusted by millions for over 20 years. The Wavefinder in our app makes it even easier to find where the best waves are breaking. Follow the yellow stars along your coast and get there first.
Scan the QR code to open the Surf‑Forecast app
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest