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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 440 | 268 | 227 | 117 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 136 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:28PM 1.93 | 9:03AM 1.92 | 9:28PM 1.89 | 9:57AM 1.89 | 10:24PM 1.87 | 10:47AM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:17PM 0.51 | 2:45AM 0.47 | 3:15PM 0.54 | 3:41AM 0.52 | 4:09PM 0.54 | 4:33AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 |
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