New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
228
251
315
329
343
336
329
280
237
227
190
137
131
105
103
100
80
78
76
59
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:49PM1.92m
5:19AM1.81m
5:47PM1.96m
6:16AM1.87m
6:39PM1.99m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.31m
11:13PM0.31m
11:32AM0.29m
00:10AM0.25m
12:29PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
16
18
16
13
11
11
11
15
17
18
17
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
13
14
12
10
8
9
9
14
16
17
16
14
14
13
13
15
14
15
14
15
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