Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 06 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SE
3
WNW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)99998811811101010101010101010141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81604139241420029282717162610101011000000
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
55
NW
60
NW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
NNE
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
2.42
2:36AM
2.51
2:55PM
2.41
3:31AM
2.47
3:49PM
2.35
4:28AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
0.01
8:16PM
-0.08
8:45AM
0.06
9:07PM
-0.06
9:38AM
0.15
10:02PM
0.02
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:13-------6:11
Sunset---8:49-------8:50-------8:52----
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11---------221---2435793
Temp. °C14131312111112121313121212121314151398881112
Feels °C (?)776543333334656742456598
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