Stewart Island / Rakiura

1+ surf breaks

Saber Reef, Southern Ocean exposure, true wilderness isolation

New Zealand's third largest island sits 30km south of the South Island across Foveaux Strait — 85% of it protected as Rakiura National Park. Saber Reef is the island's documented surf break: a raw, exposed reef firing into Southern Ocean swell with almost no one around. Around 400 people live here permanently. Kiwi outnumber surfers by a significant margin.