New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is

16.1°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	52	67	69	80	85	88	79	112	118	102	130	216	174	184	200	205	205	160	156	118	100	97	82	73
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide			2:26PM1.96m				2:57AM1.78m				3:28PM1.92m					4:02AM1.77m				4:27PM1.90m				5:03AM1.80m
Low Tide	8:09AM0.26m				8:53PM0.30m				9:12AM0.32m				9:55PM0.30m					10:14AM0.35m				10:53PM0.28m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	17	17	17	18	20	20	19	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	18	18	18	19	21	20	20	19	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	N 12	N 13	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	52	3	3	80	85	88	79	112	118	102	3	123	174	184	200	205	205	160	156	118	100	97	82	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	E 11	E 11	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 7
kJ	12	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 15	—	—	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 16
kJ	2	4	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	7	6	6	6	6	6	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7
kJ	—	67	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	130	216	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73	73
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	105	105	105	105	106	6	16	16	105	106	106	106	6	6	2	6	6	11	16	62	16	16	0	16
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Rating (10 max)						1	1	1					1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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