Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (09 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)14141313131312121212111111111010101010106777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1872933504114804634273443472212031521491121081007474515021454547
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
WSW
10
ENE
0
SSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
1.87
6:26AM
1.80
7:02PM
1.77
7:23AM
1.71
8:08PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.57
12:21AM
0.70
12:48PM
0.70
1:21AM
0.82
1:53PM
0.78
2:33AM
0.88
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:35-------
Sunset---8:23-------8:22-------8:20----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11111111999910111212121212121316151414141414
Feels °C (?)4557555445789101091013131213121212
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