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Sumner Bar surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 15.8°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 13.5 °C max: 15.0 °C min: 11.6 °C)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 15.8°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 13.5 °C max: 15.0 °C min: 11.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Sumner Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Sumner Bar at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)12121213131212121212127611111111111111101099998888899899988101010914131299111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3537564320814493114282814131312121111310536480807468464631312938242226252424235251474559871107967396086853738404039383737
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
0
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
W
0
NW
0
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
onglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
2.09
8:42PM
2.16
9:02AM
2.08
9:25PM
2.17
9:52AM
2.06
10:10PM
2.17
10:42AM
2.06
11:00PM
2.18
11:32AM
2.07
11:53PM
2.20
12:23PM
2.11
12:48AM
2.24
1:16PM
2.17
1:43AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
0.70
2:19PM
0.69
2:45AM
0.72
3:03PM
0.72
3:34AM
0.73
3:51PM
0.73
4:26AM
0.72
4:44PM
0.70
5:21AM
0.68
5:38PM
0.64
6:16AM
0.60
6:31PM
0.55
7:09AM
0.49
7:24PM
0.45
8:01AM
0.38
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise--7:41-------7:43-------7:43-------7:45-------7:46-------7:48-------7:48-------7:50-
Sunset-----7:23-------7:22-------7:21-------7:19-------7:16-------7:15-------7:13------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C87912131211101011111315131210101011131312111010101212121211121212121313121313121212151819161615131110910988101215
Feels °C (?)6344798789911141112889101311111099911999810101010111089111011111416161313131076576558912

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