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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 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.7° C
(Which is 3.2°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 2PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 647 | 521 | 475 | 554 | 616 | 399 | 575 | 349 | 304 | 374 | 343 | 280 | 190 | 232 | 232 | 90 | 52 | 89 | 87 | 69 | 63 | 62 | 67 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:11PM 2.38 | 3:30AM 2.26 | 4:09PM 2.28 | 4:28AM 2.17 | 5:13PM 2.17 | 5:34AM 2.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:49AM 0.04 | 9:19PM 0.23 | 9:44AM 0.13 | 10:17PM 0.35 | 10:45AM 0.23 | 11:22PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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