New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at New Chums today?

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 11PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
1.4
N
1.6
N
2
N
2
N
2.1
N
2.5
NNW
1.5
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.9
N
0.8
NNE
1.6
N
1.3
NNE
1.9
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.9
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1
N
Period(s) (?)1267788888888887788888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111482203734545698442731911659077308176377142163191399300258220220100
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
WSW
0
SSE
5
ENE
20
N
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
2.11
7:52AM
2.12
8:25PM
2.17
8:42AM
2.13
9:15PM
2.19
9:33AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.14
2:12PM
-0.02
2:40AM
0.11
3:02PM
-0.03
3:33AM
0.11
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:46-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1-112231--1-154--23212135
Temp. °C191918181817171819161515161616171715151515141516
Feels °C (?)151514131413161817141615131112131312121212111313
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