New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 6AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.6
NNW
6
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
13
13
12
18
26
39
41
182
130
89
132
132
127
130
94
98
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12AM1.70m
2:52PM1.69m
3:04AM1.65m
3:45PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.51m
8:32AM0.41m
8:59PM0.57m
9:23AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
12
14
15
13
14
13
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
11
10
8
9
9
11
8
9
9
6
3
3
3
3
3
4
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