New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
254
311
273
322
325
268
163
144
131
103
100
103
103
93
96
88
73
108
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
NW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:18PM2.11m
6:39AM1.99m
7:12PM2.17m
7:34AM2.03m
8:02PM2.20m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.19m
12:56PM0.06m
1:33AM0.12m
1:50PM0.04m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
8
6
3
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
11
12
14
15
17
16
14
13
13
11
11
12
14
15
13
11
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