Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sumner Bar today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sumner Bar at 1PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sumner Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 3 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:04AM2.31m | 2:33PM2.48m | 3:03AM2.38m | 3:31PM2.58m | 4:02AM2.43m | 4:29PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.41m | 8:53PM0.46m | 9:11AM0.36m | 9:52PM0.38m | 10:11AM0.31m | 10:50PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 13 | NNE 2 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 4 | E 13 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 4 | — | E 13 | SSE 5 | S 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 17 | SE 4 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | E 12 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | WNW 3 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | S 11 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 59 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 132 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 25 |
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