New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 4AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
149
146
109
81
60
41
41
26
15
17
17
3
18
77
25
20
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22PM2.05m
10:50AM1.93m
11:07PM1.94m
11:37AM1.86m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.15m
5:03PM0.27m
5:29AM0.23m
5:50PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
6
8
11
13
12
10
9
8
7
8
10
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
2
3
2
4
7
9
8
6
4
2
1
3
4
7
7
8
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