Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.19° S 167.79° E

Stewart Island - Saber Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Stewart Island - Saber Reef sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Stewart Island - Saber Reef today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (03 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the E by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
155
11
11
6
6
3324
3010
0
0
1975
1609
1369
1118
993
836
60
56
23
16
25
24
23
5
4
5
15
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
E
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:04AM2.05m
9:26PM2.05m
10:06AM2.08m
10:28PM2.09m
11:01AM2.11m
11:22PM2.14m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.33m
3:14PM0.45m
3:44AM0.30m
4:13PM0.38m
4:40AM0.26m
5:06PM0.31m
5:30AM0.23m
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
4
5
6
8
8
9
6
5
7
9
8
8
10
13
11
10
12
12
11
13
14
13
11
8
8
9
8
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