Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1
S
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)91010101314141313131312121214141313121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)436407354312342214115641589134610677845204093144316745394313292502251269345
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
45
NW
45
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
2.24
1:39PM
2.27
2:01AM
2.25
2:18PM
2.27
2:37AM
2.22
2:55PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
0.11
7:24AM
0.18
7:44PM
0.11
8:02AM
0.17
8:22PM
0.15
8:40AM
0.19
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----8:06-------8:07-------8:07---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:36-------7:35
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111111111313141414141415161616161616151515161616
Feels °C (?)45557778888898889989121177
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