Rower nearing Stewart Island

The British adventurer rowing from Tasmania to Stewart Island expects to arrive there today.

Oliver Hicks left Tasmania nearly 100 days ago, and has been battling huge seas, stormy conditions and fierce winds for much of the time.

Speaking to the Southland Times from his boat, The Flying Carrot, Hicks said he was feeling "pretty good".

He originally set out to circumnavigate Antarctica but those plans were scuttled by weather and boat performance.

- NZPA