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Stewart Island - Saber Reef Surf Forecast
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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is 3.0°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 2PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Stewart Island - Saber Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 4 | |
1304 | 1208 | 1262 | 1669 | 2048 | 1784 | 1881 | 1616 | 1526 | 1441 | 1441 | 1402 | 1382 | 1271 | 1163 | 1130 | 1004 | 898 | 840 | 776 | 877 | 865 | 920 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:00AM1.99m | 3:30PM1.99m | 3:42AM1.91m | 4:16PM1.91m | 4:28AM1.83m | 5:05PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.47m | 9:36PM0.62m | 9:56AM0.55m | 10:23PM0.70m | 10:45AM0.63m | 11:15PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 1304 | 1208 | 1262 | 1669 | 2048 | 1784 | 1881 | 1616 | 952 | 988 | 1114 | 1154 | 862 | 1271 | 1163 | 1130 | 1004 | 898 | 840 | 776 | 877 | 865 | 920 | 1186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | ENE 6 | E 5 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 360 | 495 | 435 | 398 | 385 | 506 | 615 | 701 | 1526 | 1441 | 1441 | 1402 | 1382 | 679 | 353 | 256 | 161 | 108 | 84 | 64 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | SW 22 | SW 22 | W 11 | W 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | ENE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 11 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1938 | — | 16 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 44 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 92 | 89 |
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