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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 Thursday 04 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
13.1° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s 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 (04 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
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 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) (?) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 50 | 33 | 32 | 115 | 135 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:56PM 2.33 | 1:31AM 2.45 | 1:49PM 2.39 | 2:26AM 2.48 | 2:43PM 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:47AM 0.13 | 7:09PM -0.01 | 7:39AM 0.11 | 8:02PM -0.07 | 8:32AM 0.13 | 8:56PM -0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sun 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 9 |
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