New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 NZDT
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New Chums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Chums sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at New Chums today?

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)871191110101010101010101010999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3343719315712580104100987168525151484742464531303028
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
1.85
9:06AM
2.02
9:26PM
1.91
9:47AM
2.06
10:10PM
1.96
10:29AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
0.21
3:27PM
0.22
3:39AM
0.18
4:09PM
0.16
4:23AM
0.17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset-8:10-------8:09-------8:08------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C222118181717192222212020191819222220181715141720
Feels °C (?)191815161515161818181819181616181716161512111520
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