New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.3
E
12
0.9
SE
4
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
52
129
25
29
87
112
100
40
28
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:33AM1.79m
8:57PM1.95m
9:14AM1.81m
9:35PM1.96m
9:56AM1.83m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.27m
3:19AM0.31m
3:27PM0.27m
3:59AM0.28m
4:08PM0.29m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
12
11
11
9
7
6
7
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
8
9
6
5
5
3
2
2
3
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
9
10
9
7
7
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