Sumner Bar surf break

Sumner Bar surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.7°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 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.9
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)6889101010910106788888891010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173837691021111145080546419321519116511410998199242289341396451
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
2.43
6:06PM
2.56
6:34AM
2.42
7:04PM
2.60
7:35AM
2.40
8:01PM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
0.36
12:20AM
0.38
12:43PM
0.36
1:20AM
0.39
1:40PM
0.36
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:45---
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------111---------1--1-
Temp. °C1110121513121212121111109988888910999
Feels °C (?)77101377787653332233334444
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