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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 pm Thursday 16 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
14.8° 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 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 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 (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 160 | 190 | 223 | 218 | 214 | 132 | 126 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:20AM 2.28 | 12:40PM 2.38 | 1:04AM 2.34 | 1:28PM 2.43 | 1:49AM 2.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:09PM 0.08 | 6:28AM 0.09 | 6:52PM 0.04 | 7:12AM 0.02 | 7:38PM 0.05 | 7:58AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
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