New Chums Surf Break

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 11PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
9
1.8
NNW
8
0.9
E
10
1.7
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
0.9
N
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.8
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
6
0.9
NNE
8
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
446
160
310
276
272
94
298
180
181
229
162
188
716
164
114
277
277
196
196
156
156
156
123
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:25PM1.88m
11:51AM1.73m
00:10AM1.87m
12:41PM1.75m
00:59AM1.86m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.37m
5:52AM0.35m
6:01PM0.40m
6:37AM0.32m
6:51PM0.41m
7:25AM0.29m
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
3
3
1
4
7
2
3
1
2
2
4
4
3
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
12
12
11
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
9
8
6
10
12
10
11
11
10
7
9
10
10
9
7
8
8
7
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
1.4
NNE
7
0.7
E
10
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
0.9
N
8
0.7
E
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
55
197
98
68
132
136
94
73
180
181
125
125
188
176
104
98
277
277
196
196
156
156
156
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
N
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
E
11
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
104
102
158
74
73
73
79
97
54
70
89
42
96
149
123
114
82
51
59
44
26
19
11
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
E
10
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.6
E
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
NE
8
0.7
N
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
61
45
94
46
45
60
73
106
94
93
66
8
8
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
9
1.8
NNW
8
1.2
NNE
7
1.7
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
0.9
NE
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
6
1.8
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
299
446
160
310
276
272
79
298
132
136
229
162
716
164
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
6
5
2
4
2
4
4
5
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
69
16
105
105
40
106
84
105
106
105
105
86
86
62
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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