Sumner Bar surf break

Sumner Bar surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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
16.4° C
(Which is 3.5°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 6PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)991010101010101010109999999999956
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46646151846841836335630023519215414714714411310811011022022017720390127
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
5
SSW
15
W
15
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
2.05
9:17PM
2.13
9:50AM
2.02
10:02PM
2.09
10:34AM
1.99
10:52PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
0.81
3:34AM
0.79
3:47PM
0.81
4:23AM
0.78
4:36PM
0.79
5:14AM
0.75
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:06-------6:04----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151822201817161519212319161514131314131213131313
Feels °C (?)131618151514131215151918141314131212989999
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