Stewart Island - Saber Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.19° S 167.79° E

Stewart Island - Saber Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Stewart Island - Saber Reef sea temperature is
12.3° C
2.3° 

Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 10PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SSE
10
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2779
1883
1124
615
1160
872
808
713
574
472
393
315
298
305
336
357
342
342
336
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
SW
0
NE
0
N
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:12AM2.00m
5:40PM1.95m
6:08AM1.96m
6:37PM1.92m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.47m
11:28AM0.47m
11:55PM0.51m
12:28PM0.55m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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8:06
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
7
6
6
Feels °C
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
2
1
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