New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 7AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.8
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.7
N
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
40
60
262
203
236
230
196
155
110
113
101
84
64
62
64
29
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NW
10
NW
10
N
0
NE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:16PM1.79m
11:46AM1.79m
00:02AM1.70m
12:35PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.35m
6:02PM0.48m
6:21AM0.42m
6:52PM0.55m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
2
5
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
13
12
11
12
12
13
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
10
10
11
13
15
12
9
7
7
7
7
10
9
9
9
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