Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Chums today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for New Chums at 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 358 | 488 | 150 | 315 | 288 | 232 | 180 | 156 | 145 | 109 | 95 | 64 | 50 | 50 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.96m | 8:06AM1.87m | 8:26PM2.00m | 8:48AM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.26m | 2:19PM0.24m | 2:47AM0.20m | 3:01PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 148 | 188 | 285 | 131 | 315 | 288 | 232 | 180 | 156 | 145 | 109 | 95 | 64 | 50 | 50 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | N 9 | E 12 | SE 4 | E 12 | SSE 4 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | NNE 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 150 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | SSE 4 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 269 | 358 | 488 | — | 13 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 77 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 115 | 126 | 126 | 190 | 197 | 98 | 16 | 56 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 35 |
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