Sumner Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.56° S 172.76° E

Sumner Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sumner Bar sea temperature is
9.7° C
0.6° 

Sumner Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sumner Bar today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sumner Bar at 7PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
SSE
18
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
9
1.8
SSE
7
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
35
131
53
41
44
47
59
99
135
59
96
352
86
75
58
59
69
115
122
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01AM2.37m
6:26PM2.43m
6:59AM2.34m
7:20PM2.37m
7:55AM2.33m
8:16PM2.30m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.22m
00:46AM0.30m
1:05PM0.31m
1:36AM0.36m
1:58PM0.43m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
6
8
6
5
Feels °C
7
6
5
2
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
2
2
0
0
-1
0
3
5
2
1
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