Sumner Bar Surf Break

Sumner Bar, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 43.56° S 172.76° E

Issued: 5 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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Sumner Bar based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Sumner Bar right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Sumner Bar

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Taylor's Mistake

3 km SSE220 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
15
light winds from the SSW
(17 km/h at 204°)
25
10.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awaparahi wx

5 km S243 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 26°)
5
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Christchurch

9 km WSW12 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 221°)
5
3 °C-
-
-
-
0

CHGPC Allandale

14 km SSW200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (44 kph from 174 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Christchurch International Airport

19 km W210 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 150 to 320 degs)
(7 km/h at 260°)
2 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

ChristchurchAeroAws

20 km W36 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
5
calm
(4 km/h at 280°)
1.9 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Lincoln Broadfield

24 km SW23 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station

36 km SE238 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
25
moderate winds from the SSW
(26 km/h at 210°)
10.9 °C-
-

no observation

Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station

36 km SE238 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
25
moderate winds from the SSW
(26 km/h at 210°)
10.9 °C-
-

no observation

Oxford wx

54 km W287 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 280°)
10
3 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Sumner Bar and within an acceptable time window.

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