Sumner Bar surf break

Sumner Bar surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.8°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 7PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999999999101010101010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225220220216220225225181149156163166169140143146184149416133111757250
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
5
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crossoffoffcross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
2.10
5:22AM
2.22
5:41PM
2.09
6:04AM
2.22
6:22PM
2.08
6:45AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.75
11:01PM
0.72
11:38AM
0.76
11:44PM
0.75
12:18PM
0.77
12:26AM
0.75
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset---8:37-------8:37-------8:39----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201917161615151518211815151414151925191511111111
Feels °C (?)2019171616141414162015131313151418231713891010
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