New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 9AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
S
3
0.7
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
9
0.8
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
18
5
32
64
8
15
36
17
25
57
56
23
50
39
41
47
47
28
26
25
15
17
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:37AM1.86m
11:53PM1.84m
12:25PM1.78m
00:40AM1.74m
1:16PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.23m
5:50PM0.37m
6:14AM0.31m
6:38PM0.46m
7:01AM0.39m
7:28PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
10
12
10
10
9
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
2
3
5
8
6
7
6
7
5
7
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
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