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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 6 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Fri 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 27 | 27 | 309 | 25 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 145 | 118 | 118 | 102 | 102 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 64 | 61 | 39 | 59 | 136 | 176 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:10AM 2.15 | 11:38PM 2.25 | 12:03PM 2.25 | 12:35AM 2.37 | 12:56PM 2.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:00AM 0.27 | 5:25PM 0.22 | 5:54AM 0.19 | 6:17PM 0.09 | 6:47AM 0.13 | 7:09PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Fri 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:29 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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