New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NE
5
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
25
14
13
16
30
29
16
25
28
18
17
7
7
7
40
31
23
15
7
25
22
21
21
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:55AM1.95m
5:36PM2.06m
5:55AM2.00m
6:34PM2.14m
6:53AM2.04m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.32m
11:15AM0.11m
11:52PM0.25m
12:15PM0.05m
00:53AM0.18m
1:12PM0.01m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
12
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
Feels °C
9
11
10
9
10
12
11
10
10
11
9
10
10
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
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