Sumner Bar surf break

Sumner Bar surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.8°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 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)4555999977688910101010910101078
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)423737321322720412018163954641111461401096956565561120
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
2.41
5:07PM
2.49
5:34AM
2.43
6:06PM
2.56
6:34AM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
0.41
10:53AM
0.38
11:24PM
0.38
11:48AM
0.36
12:20AM
0.38
12:43PM
0.36
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset------5:51-------5:49-------5:47-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716161618181615131111111112121110111112131413
Feels °C (?)1212121212131211121079867776779111111
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