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Sumner Bar surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Sumner Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 11 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | |
10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 26 | 27 | 57 | 57 | 79 | 58 | 70 | 57 | 40 | 35 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:05AM2.34m | 10:34PM2.35m | 10:58AM2.27m | 11:28PM2.27m | 11:51AM2.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.39m | 4:13PM0.38m | 4:50AM0.44m | 5:08PM0.46m | 5:45AM0.49m | 6:03PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 26 | 27 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 9 | E 11 | SSE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 17 | SE 15 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 79 | 12 | 70 | 57 | 20 | 5 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | S 12 | — | S 14 | NE 11 | ENE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | E 14 | — | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | NE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 29 | — | 21 | 23 | 21 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ENE 2 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 48 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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