New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
1
E
5
1.7
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
29
30
26
26
26
25
57
250
194
109
80
50
29
27
20
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:54PM2.10m
11:22AM1.91m
11:42PM2.00m
12:13PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.14m
5:34PM0.23m
6:07AM0.20m
6:24PM0.34m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
2
2
6
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
13
10
10
10
11
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
9
10
9
10
12
10
9
5
5
6
8
7
10
10
10
8
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