New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
11
1.2
N
7
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
41
88
126
149
132
132
127
130
94
96
90
60
85
85
58
62
140
127
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:52PM1.69m
3:04AM1.65m
3:45PM1.68m
3:57AM1.63m
4:37PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:59PM0.57m
9:23AM0.45m
9:53PM0.59m
10:14AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
11
9
9
9
7
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
5
8
9
10
8
6
6
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