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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 Jan 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
13.8° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (09 Jan)--

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
1.4
WSW
0.2
S
1.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.1
S
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
NE
5.5
WNW
6.5
W
6
W
5
W
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)8181817771516141414441566611121312999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7306652020000344671700001688
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
15
ENE
20
NE
30
WNW
55
NW
40
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
60
NW
65
NW
60
WNW
50
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
2.07
6:45PM
2.01
7:15AM
1.95
7:39PM
1.89
8:08AM
1.85
8:37PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.43
1:00AM
0.42
1:28PM
0.53
1:56AM
0.56
2:26PM
0.61
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-6:03-------6:05-------6:07------
Sunset-----9:45-------9:45-------9:45--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------811125---2-----1-
Temp. °C131313131413131312121114171918191615131212111111
Feels °C (?)7656756571079812101253112222
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