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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 24 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
14.2° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jan 28) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Stewart Island - Saber Reef in the next 12 days are 6.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jan 25) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 13s period and expected on Saturday (Jan 24) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Wed 28th Jan)4.5ft (1.4m) 9s
Best Surf 1AM (Wed 28th Jan)4.5ft (1.4m) 9s
Most Powerful 4AM (Sun 25th Jan)20ft (6.0m) 12s

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

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Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
3
SSW
4.5
SSW
6
S
5
S
4
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.1
SSE
2.2
S
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
3.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121110101010109988101111101312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2892083515792016782374415071155788961681484281169865539391935112730
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
35
S
45
SSW
55
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
E
15
N
40
WNW
40
NW
50
NW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		ononononononononononglasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
2.07
5:49PM
2.06
6:19AM
2.02
6:41PM
2.02
7:12AM
1.97
7:43PM
1.98
8:14AM
1.94
8:53PM
1.97
9:23AM
1.95
10:09PM
2.02
10:34AM
2.01
11:20PM
2.12
11:40AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.28
11:39AM
0.41
12:04AM
0.35
12:30PM
0.45
1:00AM
0.44
1:29PM
0.49
2:04AM
0.52
2:37PM
0.49
3:16AM
0.54
3:48PM
0.44
4:26AM
0.51
4:55PM
0.33
5:30AM
0.43
5:56PM
0.20
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise-6:24--6:26--6:28--6:28--6:31--6:33--6:33-
Sunset--9:35--9:34--9:32--9:30--9:30--9:29--9:28
rain showers
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mod rain
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
2138312---------21---
Temp. °C121212121212121212111213111415151614121213
Feels °C (?)6635677766910988876356
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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).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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