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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 26 Jan 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
13.9° 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 11PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.6
WNW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101099998888511111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7528048178339148967027125894323742811771531169212358585961624040
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
30
NW
50
WNW
60
NW
55
NW
60
NW
40
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononglassglassoffcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
1.98
8:14AM
1.94
8:53PM
1.97
9:23AM
1.95
10:09PM
2.02
10:34AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
0.52
2:37PM
0.49
3:16AM
0.54
3:48PM
0.44
4:26AM
0.51
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset-9:32-------9:30-------9:30------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------24-
Temp. °C121211111111111212121111101113151516161515151414
Feels °C (?)7767777999910991210811744565
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