New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 9AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
16
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
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
14
8
12
14
14
10
10
10
10
7
10
9
9
8
8
9
4
8
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:16PM1.84m
00:33AM1.89m
1:11PM1.84m
1:29AM1.86m
2:12PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.25m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
9
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
4
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
9
9
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