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Sumner Bar Surf Forecast
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Sumner Bar surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
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 14.7°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 12.4 °C max: 13.7 °C min: 11.0 °C)
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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 14.7°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 12.4 °C max: 13.7 °C min: 11.0 °C)
How big are the waves at Sumner Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Sumner Bar at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sumner Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 147 | 101 | 96 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 77 | 34 | 78 | 33 | 57 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 22 | 49 | 83 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM 2.24 | 11:43AM 2.15 | 12:10AM 2.17 | 12:34PM 2.08 | 1:01AM 2.12 | 1:24PM 2.05 | 1:49AM 2.09 | 2:13PM 2.04 | 2:34AM 2.08 | 2:58PM 2.06 | 3:17AM 2.09 | 3:40PM 2.10 | 3:58AM 2.10 | 4:22PM 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:02PM 0.64 | 5:40AM 0.65 | 5:52PM 0.68 | 6:30AM 0.68 | 6:41PM 0.70 | 7:17AM 0.69 | 7:32PM 0.71 | 8:01AM 0.70 | 8:23PM 0.72 | 8:43AM 0.70 | 9:12PM 0.72 | 9:24AM 0.69 | 9:55PM 0.71 | 10:06AM 0.69 | 10:35PM 0.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
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