Sumner Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.56° S 172.76° E

Sumner Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sumner Bar sea temperature is
12.0°C
2.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sumner Bar at 11PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
51
48
55
51
13
29
25
26
26
27
40
38
36
35
25
25
26
36
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:13PM2.28m
11:35AM2.40m
00:07AM2.27m
12:33PM2.36m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.49m
5:19AM0.45m
5:58PM0.47m
6:16AM0.42m
6:53PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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Temp °C
11
10
8
8
7
6
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
5
3
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
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