New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

Issued: 12 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on 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
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	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	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	86	84	84	69	59	57	79	65	77	83	103	104	192	150	310	328	173	173	125	93	93	83	81	77	63	63	63
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on
High Tide			5:03AM1.80m				5:23PM1.89m				5:58AM1.84m				6:14PM1.89m				6:47AM1.89m					7:01PM1.89m
Low Tide	10:53PM0.28m				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	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	7	3	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	20	20	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	16	16	15	15	17	19	19	18	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	17	18	18	16	16	16	15	16	14	14	16	17	17	17	17	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 15	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 15	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	86	84	84	69	59	57	79	65	77	4	103	104	113	21	185	196	173	173	125	93	93	83	81	77	63	63	63
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	E 12	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	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	23	4	2	2	4	4	3	24	10	5	5	3	19	20	20	20	20	21	20	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 18	N 15	—	—	N 11	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 16	N 14	E 11	E 10	E 11	N 11	N 6	N 14	N 14
kJ	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	4	—	—	2	3	3	4	3	5	15	2	2	2	2	7	37	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 7	NNW 3	N 4	N 6	N 6	N 5	NE 6	—	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	32	3	6	39	35	36	83	—	58	192	150	310	328	—	—	—	—	1	62	60	47	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	16	16	0	0	14	80	28	69	16	111	105	135	135	80	78	0	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	1							3	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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