Sumner Bar surf break

Sumner Bar surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 26 Jun 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sumner Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sumner Bar sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sumner Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Sumner Bar at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)--
Afternoon (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Fri
04
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)991099999991010101010101010101011111111121111121111111811111111111111111111111010101010101010161616161616171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2221942162081631651331341251201251542012012643262191761431201211201401251521471391451421031032041021141331291041041029210370706540393762586159868588714543454547
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
E
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NE
10
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
NW
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
0
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglassglasscrossglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
2.59
5:37AM
2.40
6:02PM
2.55
6:31AM
2.37
6:54PM
2.48
7:25AM
2.33
7:47PM
2.39
8:19AM
2.27
8:40PM
2.30
9:11AM
2.21
9:34PM
2.22
10:02AM
2.16
10:27PM
2.16
10:52AM
2.13
11:16PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
0.34
11:47AM
0.30
12:23AM
0.34
12:40PM
0.30
1:16AM
0.36
1:31PM
0.34
2:06AM
0.40
2:21PM
0.41
2:57AM
0.46
3:13PM
0.51
3:49AM
0.53
4:05PM
0.62
4:41AM
0.60
4:59PM
0.73
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Fri
04
Sunrise------8:03-------8:03-------8:03-------8:03-------8:03-------8:02-------8:02-----
Sunset5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02-------5:02---
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Rain (mm)
-------225212---1--11------------21-------------------------
Temp. °C151514121111109998788897777889101098888688767777888888789988888899887
Feels °C (?)131412999876422456621202235775575276445545666655467656667677653
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