
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Chums today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Chums at 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.97m | 8:55PM2.04m | 9:22AM2.03m | 9:39PM2.06m | 10:07AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.17m | 2:51PM0.22m | 3:15AM0.11m | 3:36PM0.19m | 3:59AM0.08m | 4:22PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
46 | 21 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
35 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | — | E 12 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — |
5 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 42 | 136 | 147 | 147 | 136 | 136 | 175 | 198 | 198 | 258 | 198 | 258 | 225 | 225 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 279 | 279 | 196 | 106 |
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