New Chums Surf Break

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
7
2.1
N
8
1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.8
N
9
1.3
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.8
E
10
0.9
NE
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
626
150
146
150
113
144
185
199
128
98
237
237
196
159
156
156
153
123
194
162
130
94
91
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:51AM1.73m
00:10AM1.87m
12:41PM1.75m
00:59AM1.86m
1:36PM1.78m
1:53AM1.86m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.40m
6:37AM0.32m
6:51PM0.41m
7:25AM0.29m
7:45PM0.42m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
12
10
9
8
9
9
Feels °C
9
12
12
10
10
10
10
9
9
12
12
9
8
7
8
6
8
9
7
6
6
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
1.5
NNE
8
1
N
9
1
NE
7
1
N
9
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
78
280
150
107
150
113
144
185
199
109
69
237
237
196
159
156
156
153
123
194
162
130
94
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
NE
7
1
N
9
0.7
E
10
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.8
E
11
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.5
SE
4
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
97
73
104
146
92
94
99
74
141
62
91
59
50
44
26
25
12
7
10
17
18
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.4
E
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
N
8
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
N
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
54
70
46
61
57
57
49
128
98
49
3
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
7
2.1
N
8
1
NE
7
1.4
SE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
SSW
2
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
185
626
107
106
10
27
21
1
31
86
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
4
5
4
1
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
106
84
106
105
105
86
111
79
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
11
11
0
0
62
11
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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