Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Chums today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Chums at 9AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 91 | 225 | 247 | 269 | 358 | 300 | 280 | 261 | 188 | 154 | 109 | 142 | 179 | 132 | 112 | 78 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.82m | 7:46PM1.96m | 8:06AM1.87m | 8:26PM2.00m | 8:48AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.33m | 1:37PM0.27m | 2:07AM0.26m | 2:19PM0.24m | 2:47AM0.20m | 3:01PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 104 | 149 | 139 | 181 | 300 | 280 | 261 | 188 | 154 | 109 | 142 | 179 | 132 | 112 | 78 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | SE 4 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 9 | — | NW 6 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 67 | 91 | 225 | 247 | 269 | 358 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 126 | 126 | 118 | 164 | 180 | 98 | 98 | 16 | 98 | 40 | 28 | 35 | 98 | 98 |
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