Stewart Island - Saber Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.19° S 167.79° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Stewart Island - Saber Reef sea temperature is

12.6° C

Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	0	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 16	E 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SW 19	SW 18	ESE 15	SW 17	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	31	27	47	47	50	57	65	69	89	134	149	153	149	201	226	295	385	493	487	28122	24376	451	26987	20400
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	on
High Tide					1:58AM2.45m				2:34PM2.44m				2:49AM2.44m					3:24PM2.39m				3:40AM2.37m
Low Tide			7:45PM0.11m				8:10AM-0.12m				8:35PM0.10m					9:01AM-0.08m				9:26PM0.14m				9:52AM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	—	8:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:26	—	—
	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	1	1	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	6	7	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	8
Feels °C	3	2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	-1	1	1	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	E 12	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 16	E 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	WSW 19	SW 19	SW 18	ESE 15	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	4546	4029	2989	47	50	57	65	69	89	134	149	153	149	201	226	295	385	376	28214	28122	24376	451	26987	20400
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 12	E 12	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 19	—	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	—	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	31	27	47	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	205	—	493	487	481	463	—	439	417
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	WNW 8	WNW 9	W 12	W 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	—	WNW 8	WNW 9	WSW 18	—	—
kJ	269	853	2078	6178	7195	7721	8541	10698	13082	14265	13752	13691	12987	11389	10059	9047	9148	11703	—	1331	2419	34304	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Warrington Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Warrington Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Mitchell's Bay Southland	Mitchell's Bay Southland	Mitchell's Bay Southland	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Mitchell's Bay Southland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	3	1	1	1	1	2	8	4	4	4	9	9	9	2	3	1	6	5	5	1
Distance (km)	89	89	89	156	176	270	271	271	271	270	221	221	221	221	119	119	119	92	92	92	224	224	224	92
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Porridge	Nicks Point	Nicks Point												Bluecliffs	Bluecliffs	Bluecliffs	Mitchell's Bay	Mitchell's Bay	Mitchell's Bay				Mitchell's Bay
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5												9	9	9	2	3	1				1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shag Beach Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	7	7	5	4	3	1	4	3	4	4	8	4	5	4	9	9	9	8	5	6	8	5	5	7
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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