New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
110
89
92
87
85
83
87
113
121
119
84
69
97
103
206
143
155
110
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:20PM1.95m
4:41AM1.89m
5:21PM2.03m
5:42AM1.94m
6:18PM2.11m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.34m
11:00AM0.16m
11:39PM0.27m
12:00PM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
2
6
3
Temp °C
15
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
12
12
13
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
10
10
10
12
11
10
9
10
8
8
9
10
8
8
10
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