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Sumner Bar Surf Photo: 'Autumn morning at Sumner Beach' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 43.56° S 172.76° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sumner Bar sea temperature is

10.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Sumner Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE		ESE	S
	8 s	glass		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW		ESE	S
	8 s	glass		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S		ESE	E
	7 s	glass		7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SSE	ESE	E
	7 s	glass	7 s	7 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW	SE	E	SE
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	8 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW		E	SE
	7 s	off		8 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW		SE	E
	10 s	off		6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	SSE	E	SE
	10 s	off	6 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SE	SE	E
	10 s	cross- off	6 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SE	E	SE
	10 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SE	E	SE
	10 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SE	E	SE
	10 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SE	E	SE
	10 s	glass	6 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE	SE	E	SE
	10 s	glass	6 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	SE	E	SE
	10 s	glass	6 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SE	E	SE
	10 s	glass	6 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	SE	E	SE
	10 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sumner Bar around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 38 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.5 ft). Range 2.67m (8.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Sumner Bar Surf Photo: 'Autumn morning at Sumner Beach' by Rob Davies

Miserable weather but shoulder high clean surf.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:24 am 10 Apr 2014