New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
3
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
1.8
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
23
23
14
14
14
23
25
37
92
223
796
466
865
400
322
311
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
5
ENE
10
S
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:32PM1.88m
11:01AM1.87m
11:16PM1.79m
11:46AM1.79m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.26m
5:16PM0.39m
5:35AM0.35m
6:02PM0.48m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
4
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
12
12
15
11
9
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