
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Chums today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Chums at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 128 | 176 | 184 | 173 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 168 | 163 | 206 | 151 | 193 | 187 | 181 | 141 | 139 | 136 | 134 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:37AM1.67m | 6:13PM1.78m | 6:24AM1.70m | 6:57PM1.84m | 7:08AM1.74m | 7:38PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.39m | 00:27AM0.50m | 12:40PM0.35m | 1:13AM0.45m | 1:24PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
123 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 128 | 176 | 184 | 173 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 168 | 163 | 206 | 151 | 193 | 187 | 181 | 141 | 139 | 136 | 134 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | N 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 19 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 80 | 16 | 61 |
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