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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 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
190 | 193 | 228 | 268 | 278 | 282 | 236 | 220 | 246 | 237 | 233 | 194 | 194 | 198 | 203 | 632 | 562 | 488 | 480 | 418 | 363 | 310 | 305 | 256 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:00AM2.02m | 2:31PM2.05m | 2:41AM1.99m | 3:12PM2.01m | 3:22AM1.95m | 3:54PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.40m | 8:34PM0.55m | 8:52AM0.44m | 9:15PM0.58m | 9:34AM0.48m | 9:58PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:06 |
— | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 190 | 193 | 228 | 268 | 278 | 282 | 236 | 220 | 246 | 237 | 233 | 262 | 204 | 198 | 191 | 632 | 562 | 488 | 480 | 418 | 363 | 310 | 305 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | W 11 | E 10 | E 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ENE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 86 | 49 | 50 | 206 | 228 | 216 | 196 | 149 | 112 | 119 | 194 | 194 | 156 | 203 | 27 | 48 | 46 | 19 | 86 | 94 | 81 | 72 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | E 10 | W 11 | W 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | WNW 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 50 | 59 | 58 | 80 | 86 | 77 | 91 | 95 | 128 | 41 | 85 | 65 | 134 | 69 | 48 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 67 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 11 | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 21 | 18 | 76 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 48 | 272 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 66 | 83 | 135 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 92 | 92 | 145 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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