New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is

16.5°C

New Chums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at New Chums today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 12PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	84	84	69	59	57	79	47	49	93	103	106	156	120	326	196	188	163	139	125	96	93	77	75	63	63	63
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on
High Tide		5:03AM1.80m				5:23PM1.89m				5:58AM1.84m				6:14PM1.89m				6:47AM1.89m					7:01PM1.89m
Low Tide				11:13AM0.36m				11:46PM0.25m				12:08PM0.36m				00:34AM0.23m				12:58PM0.35m					1:19AM0.21m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	4	6	5	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	19	20	20	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	17	18	17	16	15	15	17	19	19	18	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	17	15	17	17	15	16	16	16	14	14	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 15	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 15	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	84	84	69	59	57	79	47	49	4	103	106	94	21	175	196	188	163	139	125	96	93	77	75	63	63	63
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	NNE 16	NE 16	N 16	N 16	N 13	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	5	23	4	2	2	4	4	17	24	10	5	5	3	19	20	20	20	20	21	20	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 18	N 15	—	N 11	E 12	E 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 16	N 14	N 14	E 10	E 11	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	4	—	2	3	3	3	4	3	5	15	35	2	2	37	37	37	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	N 6	N 5	N 5	NNE 6	—	—	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	3	38	15	30	93	—	—	156	120	326	—	—	—	—	—	62	91	59	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	16	16	0	14	80	16	61	16	105	16	106	303	80	75	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	1		2					2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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