New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
240
92
402
94
94
92
90
115
110
83
83
83
81
60
60
58
76
14
14
17
17
17
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:52AM1.88m
3:35PM1.89m
3:53AM1.90m
4:37PM1.97m
4:55AM1.95m
5:36PM2.06m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.41m
9:15AM0.22m
9:46PM0.37m
10:15AM0.17m
10:50PM0.32m
11:15AM0.11m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
8
9
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
13
Feels °C
9
7
5
4
5
7
8
6
6
5
6
6
8
11
11
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
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