Sumner Bar surf break

Sumner Bar surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 07 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
15.7° C
(Which is 4.3°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 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (07 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (07 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
NE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.4
E
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)109891211111111111111111111111111777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9810142131303029293029181818181145559155
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NE
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
2.64
6:49PM
2.47
7:19AM
2.68
7:50PM
2.45
8:17AM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
0.31
12:38PM
0.33
12:59AM
0.30
1:38PM
0.33
1:56AM
0.31
2:37PM
0.34
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:21-------8:22-------8:23
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131112121414141312121212161717151415121114151514
Feels °C (?)9811111211111111121191314141413139914131311
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