Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 29 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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stewart Island - Saber Reef this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Stewart Island - Saber Reef in the next 12 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Feb 03) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 11s period and expected on Saturday (Jan 31) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 4AM (Tue 3rd Feb)10ft (3.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
2.5
SW
3
SW
0.3
S
0.9
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111010101211111111811781010108888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)614019881291211223537524613651665189935167
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
45
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
25
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
2.01
11:20PM
2.12
11:40AM
2.12
12:23AM
2.23
12:39PM
2.24
1:17AM
2.33
1:32PM
2.34
2:07AM
2.39
2:20PM
2.40
2:53AM
2.40
3:06PM
2.41
3:36AM
2.37
3:50PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
0.33
5:30AM
0.43
5:56PM
0.20
6:27AM
0.32
6:51PM
0.07
7:18AM
0.22
7:42PM
-0.02
8:06AM
0.15
8:30PM
-0.07
8:52AM
0.12
9:15PM
-0.05
9:36AM
0.13
10:00PM
0.03
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise6:33--6:33--6:35--6:37--6:39--6:39--6:41--
Sunset-9:29--9:28--9:27--9:24--9:23--9:22--9:21-
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2------115251732------
Temp. °C131312131312141414141716131111131414151515
Feels °C (?)545665457111512922578998
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Information about the Stewart Island - Saber Reef Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Stewart Island - Saber Reef provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Stewart Island - Saber Reef can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Stewart Island - Saber Reef) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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