Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.7° 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 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
1.7
S
3
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.6
S
1.5
S
0.9
SW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1171010998888999169888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2125815861446942683589521486504541399359349219167160132129153292238201107
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
2.33
3:11PM
2.38
3:30AM
2.26
4:09PM
2.28
4:28AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
0.12
8:49AM
0.04
9:19PM
0.23
9:44AM
0.13
10:17PM
0.35
10:45AM
0.23
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:31-------7:33-------7:35-
Sunset-6:02-------6:01-------6:00------
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C121110989889988999999999889
Feels °C (?)6311011011-10111111112113
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