Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 06 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
11.9° 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 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 7.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
8
WSW
7
SW
6
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
1.7
S
4
SW
1.3
SSE
3
SW
3
SW
1.1
S
2.1
SW
0.6
S
1.5
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121215141413139129121291210111112121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8933312928020798150081044014433479432529927542222203112570600335200220103121
Wind
(km/h)
55
WNW
60
W
60
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
60
SW
50
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
2.20
12:34PM
2.26
12:46AM
2.32
1:14PM
2.33
1:28AM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
0.32
6:18AM
0.09
6:38PM
0.19
6:59AM
-0.01
7:18PM
0.10
7:41AM
-0.05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise------7:09-------7:07-------7:05-
Sunset-6:23-------6:24-------6:25------
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-4111-11-----------1----
Temp. °C8777777777788889910101011121212
Feels °C (?)-4-6-7-7-8-6-4-3-2-102331135333467
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  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Stewart Island - Saber Reef (gales from the W at South West Cape Automatic Weather Station 27 km from Stewart Island - Saber Reef). 0.3m 13s groundswell from the ESE to make surfable waves.

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27 km away, 57 min ago

72 km/h
W
0.0
11.9
Air / Water (°C)
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