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Sumner Bar surf break

Sumner Bar surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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
20.4° C
 (Which is 5.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sumner Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Sumner Bar at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
ENE
0.6
E
0.4
SSE
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1061010107788887495667778876
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7115151419303132333429111225449212714415818320316813495
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
2.10
2:00AM
2.20
2:20PM
2.08
2:47AM
2.21
3:08PM
2.07
3:33AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41PM
0.73
8:22AM
0.82
8:23PM
0.76
9:08AM
0.82
9:07PM
0.76
9:51AM
0.80
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:05-------6:05--
Sunset-9:09-------9:09-------9:08------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------2334221111
Temp. °C171716151414151716161515141414141414141414131312
Feels °C (?)151615131112141614131212111112111212121011121311
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