Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am 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 11AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
SSE
2.2
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.5
S
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1
SW
1
SW
1
S
1
S
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)11111111871010998888999991514887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2322212111496181216681198841588536475475541349548449421418412130125268
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
30
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
2.36
2:17PM
2.43
2:37AM
2.33
3:11PM
2.38
3:30AM
2.26
4:09PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.01
8:27PM
0.12
8:49AM
0.04
9:19PM
0.23
9:44AM
0.13
10:17PM
0.35
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:31-------7:31-------7:33-----
Sunset-----6:02-------6:01-------6:00--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C1110111212111099889999899999988
Feels °C (?)867952111002110011111101
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