New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
7
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
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
8
8
13
12
12
18
27
36
42
43
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:31AM1.89m
1:05PM1.77m
1:21AM1.78m
1:58PM1.72m
2:12AM1.70m
2:52PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.28m
7:15PM0.43m
7:43AM0.35m
8:07PM0.51m
8:32AM0.41m
8:59PM0.57m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
5
Temp °C
9
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
8
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
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