New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 4AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
10
10
10
10
7
10
9
9
8
8
9
4
9
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:33AM1.89m
1:11PM1.84m
1:29AM1.86m
2:12PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.38m
6:58AM0.26m
7:23PM0.40m
7:54AM0.26m
8:25PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
5
6
6
6
9
9
10
11
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