Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sumner Bar today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sumner Bar at 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sumner Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 403 | 403 | 338 | 338 | 286 | 281 | 225 | 212 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 127 | 136 | 130 | 98 | 100 | 106 | 120 | 176 | 184 | 197 | 205 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:51PM2.25m | 3:12AM2.10m | 3:36PM2.25m | 3:56AM2.10m | 4:19PM2.23m | 4:38AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.72m | 9:11PM0.77m | 9:12AM0.74m | 9:53PM0.77m | 9:58AM0.73m | 10:34PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 388 | 403 | 403 | 338 | 338 | 286 | 281 | 225 | 212 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 127 | 136 | 130 | 98 | 100 | 106 | 112 | 149 | 146 | 106 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 67 | 62 | 59 | 25 | 71 | 59 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 60 | 120 | 176 | 184 | 197 | 205 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 75 | 54 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | 16 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 |
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