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 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Stewart Island - Saber Reef sea temperature is
12.4° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, gales from the S by Fri morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
6
SSW
12
6.5
SSW
12
6
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
295
290
228
224
220
171
166
199
196
119
10619
12240
9930
7104
4888
3201
2337
1742
1262
703
622
583
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
SSW
65
S
65
S
60
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
40
W
45
W
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:17AM2.09m
1:45PM2.12m
1:53AM2.12m
2:20PM2.12m
2:28AM2.12m
2:55PM2.11m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.28m
7:45PM0.40m
8:03AM0.25m
8:21PM0.37m
8:39AM0.24m
8:56PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:12
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
9
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
13
13
12
10
9
9
9
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
9
9
7
5
5
5
-8
-9
-7
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
1
0
0
1
2
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