New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.7°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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 10PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
1
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)
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
16
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
24
21
18
18
20
29
48
30
49
46
44
44
45
45
44
43
42
42
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06PM2.00m
5:30AM1.90m
6:00PM2.06m
6:25AM1.96m
6:51PM2.10m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.26m
11:45AM0.18m
00:22AM0.18m
12:39PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
9
11
12
14
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
10
8
7
7
10
10
10
10
11
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
7
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