New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N 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 N swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 11AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
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 45mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
E
5
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
7
1
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
18
19
22
23
25
27
47
60
109
127
102
167
468
443
368
230
151
101
88
100
102
86
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
0
W
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:41AM1.76m
7:07PM1.91m
7:24AM1.82m
7:46PM1.96m
8:06AM1.87m
8:26PM2.00m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.41m
12:55PM0.31m
1:26AM0.33m
1:37PM0.27m
2:07AM0.26m
2:19PM0.24m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
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5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
3
6
13
19
3
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
12
13
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
12
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
10
11
7
6
6
7
9
9
7
6
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