
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Chums today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Chums at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM1.61m | 1:49PM1.69m | 2:08AM1.56m | 2:43PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.49m | 8:12PM0.57m | 8:26AM0.52m | 9:06PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 136 | 98 | 64 | 105 | 49 | 136 | 49 | 49 | 64 | 105 | 98 | 49 | 105 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 136 | 105 |
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