New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
1
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
67
36
59
128
106
75
112
98
61
38
14
13
13
13
13
12
10
9
9
10
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
0
SE
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28AM1.87m
11:42PM1.75m
12:12PM1.80m
00:27AM1.67m
12:59PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.42m
5:59AM0.36m
6:31PM0.48m
6:45AM0.43m
7:20PM0.54m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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6:30
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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 mm
2
1
1
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Temp °C
12
13
14
12
10
9
8
7
10
13
14
14
12
11
10
9
12
14
16
15
14
Feels °C
8
9
11
7
3
3
3
2
5
9
12
11
8
8
7
6
10
13
14
13
12
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