Sumner Bar surf break

Sumner Bar surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 3.2°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 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
3
NE
3
ENE
3
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)999966667889999999101012131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2202202202078713614014918127041239614411216127250833730231345981910421042913
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
2.07
11:21AM
1.98
11:44PM
2.07
12:10PM
2.00
12:35AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.79
5:14AM
0.75
5:25PM
0.75
6:04AM
0.70
6:14PM
0.70
6:52AM
0.63
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-6:04-------6:01-------6:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313131313131414151515141516161516161515121417
Feels °C (?)111099999101112121313121414131616131291216
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