Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sumner Bar today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sumner Bar at 3PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Sumner Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 25 | 61 | 100 | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 187 | 176 | 219 | 171 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 276 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:30PM2.22m | 1:51AM2.09m | 2:18PM2.22m | 2:39AM2.08m | 3:03PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.73m | 7:52PM0.79m | 7:52AM0.75m | 8:36PM0.78m | 8:38AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 19 | 100 | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 187 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 276 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 6 | — | E 13 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 6 | S 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 61 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 6 | — | 219 | 6 | 131 | 4 | 104 | 38 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | E 18 | E 13 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 6 | — | 20 | 44 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 13 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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