Sumner Bar Surf Break

Sumner Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.56° S 172.76° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sumner Bar sea temperature is
12.1° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Sumner Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sumner Bar today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sumner Bar at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (10 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Sumner Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
14
0.5
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
110
82
197
54
42
71
88
156
93
89
48
43
30
18
16
15
15
4
3
3
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:50AM2.14m
00:15AM2.18m
12:43PM2.24m
1:07AM2.25m
1:37PM2.36m
2:04AM2.31m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.62m
6:31AM0.52m
6:56PM0.59m
7:21AM0.47m
7:55PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
8
9
10
8
8
7
7
8
6
6
5
5
6
7
5
6
7
8
10
9
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
65
110
82
60
54
42
48
88
156
93
89
48
43
30
18
16
2
15
4
3
1
1
3
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
1.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
14
0.5
SE
10
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
65
197
14
71
45
45
5
40
3
1
1
15
2
1
1
3
3
1
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
11
9
24
6
86
8
8
6
6
6
5
5
1
1
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
2
3
9
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
25
25
25
0
0
0
33
33
33
30
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
33
33
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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