Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 03 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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

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Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thu
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.1
E
0.1
S
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
1.6
WSW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)1010101091591010101013131212121110121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1881441419424000000138712409451313891420851734533389303229
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
60
NW
60
NW
65
NW
60
WNW
50
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
2.19
12:02AM
2.28
12:29PM
2.30
12:52AM
2.41
1:16PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.19
5:53PM
0.20
6:17AM
0.08
6:39PM
0.06
7:05AM
0.01
7:26PM
-0.04
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thu
06
Sunrise-6:20-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:44-------8:45-------8:46--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------131---1-------1
Temp. °C11111213141313131312988888911131516141413
Feels °C (?)3355701012333465610121314141411
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