New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.2° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 12PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
2
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
16
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
156
208
210
502
138
111
90
76
84
41
48
45
31
21
20
9
9
21
21
22
24
21
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:18AM1.81m
3:01PM1.89m
3:25AM1.81m
4:05PM1.94m
4:30AM1.84m
5:06PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.28m
9:20PM0.39m
9:45AM0.26m
10:26PM0.34m
10:47AM0.22m
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light rain
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thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
12
10
10
10
10
13
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
9
8
9
10
7
6
8
8
8
11
10
10
9
7
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