New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
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)
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
NNE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
60
209
78
50
36
28
75
103
56
112
25
95
57
20
18
16
13
13
13
18
10
12
11
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
0
SW
0
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
N
10
NW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:00PM1.82m
11:28AM1.87m
11:42PM1.75m
12:12PM1.80m
00:27AM1.67m
12:59PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.29m
5:45PM0.42m
5:59AM0.36m
6:31PM0.48m
6:45AM0.43m
7:20PM0.54m
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clear
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6:30
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7:32
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7:34
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1
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2
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
10
9
7
7
10
13
14
14
13
12
11
9
12
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
7
6
7
8
10
10
8
5
4
2
2
4
8
11
12
11
10
9
6
10
13
12
12
12
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