New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
1
ENE
5
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
53
151
184
112
80
62
49
28
27
20
19
13
12
9
9
9
8
8
2
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM1.91m
11:42PM2.00m
12:13PM1.84m
00:31AM1.89m
1:05PM1.77m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.23m
6:07AM0.20m
6:24PM0.34m
6:55AM0.28m
7:15PM0.43m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
12
12
12
10
9
9
11
11
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
8
9
8
7
8
10
10
11
8
6
6
8
9
10
10
10
10
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