Sumner Bar surf forecast
Sumner · Canterbury · New Zealand
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Sandbar break at the estuary mouth next to Christchurch's Sumner Beach, best on south or southeast swell. Banks move with river and tide changes.
- Break
- beach break, lefts and rights; faces NNE
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- S, SE, E
- Best wind
- W, NW (offshore)
- Best tide
- mid tide
- Season
- Mar-Oct
- Typical size
- 1-2.5 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- rips at the river mouth; cold water
Nearby spots
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