New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 5AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.3
N
6
1.1
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
10
18
12
21
22
25
28
37
54
132
99
153
273
487
469
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:25PM1.84m
6:41AM1.76m
7:07PM1.91m
7:24AM1.82m
7:46PM1.96m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.41m
12:55PM0.31m
1:26AM0.33m
1:37PM0.27m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
7
9
4
4
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
13
15
11
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