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Stewart Island - Saber Reef surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 31 Mar 2025 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 2.4°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 Tuesday (Apr 01) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 19s 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 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Apr 02) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 11s period and expected on Friday (Apr 04) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Tue 1st Apr)2ft (0.6m) 19s
Best Surf 1PM (Tue 1st Apr)11ft (3.5m) 14s
Most Powerful 1AM (Wed 2nd Apr)11ft (3.5m) 16s

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

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Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.6
S
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
2
SSW
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SW
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
E
0.3
SE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1110881915161615141414159991010999913101110118119111010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)21877247471959374471303416261387150021301771336420781260600318254154560178191735933242355523516811093
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
NW
15
W
15
W
0
WSW
15
ESE
25
E
35
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
NNE
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WNW
25
ENE
20
ENE
35
NW
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
35
WNW
35
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
W
30
W
25
SW
15
WSW
5
S
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
2.47
3:22PM
2.53
3:45AM
2.42
4:14PM
2.46
4:36AM
2.33
5:10PM
2.33
5:31AM
2.20
6:12PM
2.18
6:34AM
2.06
7:22PM
2.05
7:46AM
1.96
8:38PM
1.97
9:02AM
1.93
9:52PM
1.96
10:13AM
1.94
10:54PM
1.99
11:11AM
1.99
11:44PM
2.03
11:59AM
2.04
12:26AM
2.07
12:38PM
2.08
1:01AM
2.10
1:14PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04AM
-0.09
9:32PM
-0.05
9:54AM
-0.04
10:23PM
0.10
10:47AM
0.07
11:19PM
0.28
11:46AM
0.22
12:22AM
0.45
12:54PM
0.36
1:34AM
0.58
2:09PM
0.45
2:49AM
0.62
3:22PM
0.47
3:58AM
0.59
4:26PM
0.43
4:55AM
0.53
5:19PM
0.38
5:43AM
0.45
6:03PM
0.33
6:23AM
0.38
6:42PM
0.28
7:00AM
0.33
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
Sunrise-8:03--8:06--8:07--8:07--8:10--8:11--8:12--8:14--8:15--8:17--8:18--8:18-
Sunset--7:39--7:37--7:36--7:35--7:32--7:30--7:29--7:27--7:24--7:22--7:21--7:19
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Rain (mm)
----------1-4512-----11-2511--12----
Temp. °C111212121212121314141517161513131212121314141416161212101110121312111111
Feels °C (?)788910966781314141478876710810131334564676698

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

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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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