New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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New Chums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Chums sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at New Chums today?

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (08 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
7
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
NE
8
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
257
294
309
143
504
274
1266
1228
1286
1541
1599
1497
1289
1250
1000
830
722
560
475
359
280
230
226
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:12AM1.66m
11:43PM1.76m
11:58AM1.61m
00:29AM1.74m
12:48PM1.58m
1:18AM1.73m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.42m
6:06AM0.52m
6:15PM0.46m
6:55AM0.53m
7:04PM0.49m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
2
2
7
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
14
14
14
14
12
13
13
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
0.4
NE
11
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
7
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
NE
8
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
230
44
261
309
143
504
274
1266
1228
1286
1541
1599
1497
1289
1250
1000
830
722
560
475
359
280
230
226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.6
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
NE
11
0.1
E
11
1.5
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.1
N
10
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.4
NW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
79
2
92
2
218
118
2
45
52
4
4
9
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.6
NE
6
1.2
N
6
2
NNE
7
1.5
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
257
294
190
92
353
199
110
113
88
38
33
28
8
5
6
7
6
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
293
303
303
303
310
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
16
16
98
98
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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