Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 04 Mar 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.0°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 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 04). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (04 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (04 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
3
WNW
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)99988812111111119101211121211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20313512482613826406082790461291181291691551521891121067372
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
55
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
2.34
2:43PM
2.36
3:08AM
2.31
3:22PM
2.32
3:45AM
2.24
4:01PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.11
8:50PM
0.02
9:08AM
0.13
9:30PM
0.10
9:48AM
0.20
10:09PM
0.23
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise--7:26-------7:26-------7:28-----
Sunset-----8:34-------8:31-------8:30--
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------16511--
Temp. °C121213141414141313141516181919181818171716151414
Feels °C (?)9991010911121091011121315111010889101010
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