Surf Forecasts:
Stewart Island - Saber Reef surf forecast from 7 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 8 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 17s period, SW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 8 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 30ft (9.0m), 18s period, SW swell with 47,589 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 8 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stewart Island - Saber Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 8.5m and 17s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Stewart Island - Saber Reef in the next 16 days are 9.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 7.5m 16s period and expected on Monday (Jun 08) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 28ft (8.5m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 28ft (8.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 30ft (9.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stewart Island - Saber Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NE 10 | ESE 15 | WSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSE 10 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 352 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 40696 | 28361 | 3032 | 3100 | 1186 | 290 | 157 | 55 | 93 | 47 | 11 | 11 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.84m | 6:21AM1.82m | 6:56PM1.85m | 7:13AM1.85m | 7:48PM1.89m | 8:08AM1.92m | 8:41PM1.96m | 9:06AM2.02m | 9:36PM2.04m | 10:05AM2.14m | 10:31PM2.14m | 11:04AM2.26m | 11:26PM2.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.56m | 00:19AM0.67m | 12:43PM0.55m | 1:12AM0.63m | 1:37PM0.51m | 2:06AM0.57m | 2:32PM0.46m | 3:00AM0.46m | 3:28PM0.39m | 3:54AM0.34m | 4:24PM0.32m | 4:48AM0.21m | 5:18PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 8:29 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | NE 10 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2864 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | 9751 | 5956 | 3544 | 2573 | 2665 | 4819 | 3695 | 3119 | 1316 | 4009 | 6552 | 5334 | 3213 | 2412 | 1241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | WSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | SSE 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 352 | — | — | — | — | — | 3032 | 3100 | 1186 | 290 | 877 | 55 | 93 | 47 | 1137 | 780 | 274 | 64 | 28 | 96 | 491 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | WSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | — | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSW 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 509 | — | — | 146 | 157 | 19 | — | 4 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 37 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NE 4 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 17158 | 19882 | 20355 | 23516 | 40696 | 28361 | — | — | — | 3344 | — | 269 | 535 | 564 | 2666 | — | — | — | 73 | 12 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 224 | 232 | 318 | 699 | 406 | 119 | 119 | 95 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 145 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 89 |
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