Surf Forecast Surf Report
Sumner Bar surf break

Sumner Bar surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 24 Apr 2025 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
15.6° 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 5PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)111111111111101017181810101010101010101110101010101099999999999921201817161514131212121616678121314121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)711071056839373635576060333333333333336237363533575857466161444556484631463230208127652725211817151414127166367090169323854107106
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
0
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
10
E
10
E
0
NE
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
0
E
5
E
10
SE
5
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglassglasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
2.21
1:32AM
2.31
1:59PM
2.32
2:25AM
2.39
2:53PM
2.42
3:21AM
2.46
3:49PM
2.52
4:19AM
2.49
4:49PM
2.59
5:19AM
2.49
5:50PM
2.65
6:19AM
2.47
6:49PM
2.67
7:20AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58AM
0.44
7:16PM
0.44
7:47AM
0.37
8:12PM
0.37
8:39AM
0.31
9:11PM
0.32
9:35AM
0.29
10:09PM
0.29
10:33AM
0.28
11:08PM
0.30
11:31AM
0.28
12:07AM
0.32
12:28PM
0.31
1:07AM
0.35
1:25PM
0.35
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Sunrise7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset--5:40-------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:30-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10111111111111111212131213131212121313131313131313151514131313131417161413121112121313121311121212131212111010101010109
Feels °C (?)6778889810910101211991010101113111010111313111112121011141413129799111111129111111121110108998676
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