New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at New Chums today (10 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)--
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
48
50
54
35
30
54
52
52
45
32
32
32
33
35
34
21
21
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:27PM2.00m
7:56AM1.98m
8:12PM2.00m
8:40AM2.00m
8:55PM1.98m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.15m
2:08PM0.23m
2:31AM0.13m
2:53PM0.23m
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cloud
cloud
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6:39
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6:39
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7:28
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7:29
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7:30
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
20
18
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
14
15
16
16
18
16
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
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