New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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New Chums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Chums sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at New Chums today?

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 12AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (08 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.6
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
216
196
297
325
359
257
287
172
276
163
206
262
867
1228
1387
1518
1457
1359
1189
1073
843
746
616
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:59PM1.80m
11:12AM1.66m
11:43PM1.76m
11:58AM1.61m
00:29AM1.74m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.49m
5:30PM0.42m
6:06AM0.52m
6:15PM0.46m
6:55AM0.53m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
3
3
2
1
2
Temp °C
19
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
Energy kJ
250
216
196
196
225
230
257
221
172
276
163
134
224
867
1228
1387
1518
1457
1359
1189
1073
843
746
616
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.4
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.1
N
7
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
1
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
44
79
2
146
119
227
107
145
74
39
37
88
40
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.4
NNW
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
2
2
18
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
0.9
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.7
W
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
338
297
325
359
287
47
56
108
206
262
105
105
64
19
11
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
151
137
258
151
137
151
151
303
303
303
303
273
14
0
0
35
84
0
0
0
0
0
16
98
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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