Sumner Bar surf break

Sumner Bar surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 14 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
15.3° 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 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (14 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)9101099999999999991110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23526222118021722527111314113814613810610883110143167173177173377274388
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
E
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
35
NNW
25
N
15
W
10
S
0
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
N
5
W
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
2.22
12:55PM
2.22
1:18AM
2.16
1:46PM
2.17
2:11AM
2.13
2:36PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.53
7:12PM
0.55
7:30AM
0.60
8:02PM
0.58
8:25AM
0.66
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Sunrise---5:56-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:31-------8:32
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1---21--------
Temp. °C1111121214151718151299111312111010101011121212
Feels °C (?)911111013121410109788118888788867
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