Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sumner Bar today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sumner Bar at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sumner Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 209 | 199 | 195 | 137 | 121 | 118 | 208 | 205 | 172 | 134 | 130 | 95 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:13AM2.06m | 6:29PM2.20m | 6:58AM2.07m | 7:12PM2.19m | 7:45AM2.10m | 8:00PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.51m | 00:50AM0.53m | 12:59PM0.50m | 1:31AM0.52m | 1:42PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 245 | 209 | 199 | 195 | 137 | 110 | 106 | 208 | 205 | 172 | 134 | 130 | 95 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 14 | E 14 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 95 | 95 | 142 | 138 | 131 | 121 | 118 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 16 | S 19 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 13 | E 16 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | S 16 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 239 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 151 |
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