New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
17
11
10
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15AM1.61m
1:49PM1.69m
2:08AM1.56m
2:43PM1.66m
3:05AM1.54m
3:37PM1.67m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.49m
8:12PM0.57m
8:26AM0.52m
9:06PM0.58m
9:20AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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7:37
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Temp °C
12
11
11
13
15
17
16
14
12
12
11
13
15
18
16
13
12
11
11
13
17
18
15
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
12
14
15
15
12
10
10
9
12
13
16
14
11
11
9
9
10
14
14
11
7
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