Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Feb 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)888888810999999991111111114141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)766656677666666624932604263932296857738359214637
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.99
11:18PM
2.09
11:36AM
2.11
12:16AM
2.19
12:30PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
0.56
4:50PM
0.35
5:22AM
0.45
5:49PM
0.22
6:16AM
0.33
6:40PM
0.10
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset-----8:43-------8:40-------8:39--
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------2---11--
Temp. °C10101112121211111111121313131212121111101010109
Feels °C (?)567777777667664432112134
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