Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)161616151515141414141212111111141212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20081845151312359666855364072452412928432524601131381751721231188482
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNE
60
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
W
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
40
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrossoffcrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
2.25
3:17PM
2.28
3:43AM
2.25
3:57PM
2.27
4:22AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
0.09
9:07AM
0.21
9:28PM
0.08
9:46AM
0.20
10:08PM
0.12
10:27AM
0.23
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------7:05-------7:07-------7:09-
Sunset-8:59-------8:58-------8:55------
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----21--22123122111----1
Temp. °C141414141313131413131313121112121211111111111213
Feels °C (?)1212910112456665323220123455
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