New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at New Chums today?

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
2.4
NNW
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.8
N
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
2.2
N
2.3
N
Period(s) (?)13131313121212126667788888777799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31303029272625111671271572263773717272211557811411166102766805
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
2.01
7:04AM
2.08
7:36PM
2.11
7:52AM
2.12
8:25PM
2.17
8:42AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.19
1:24PM
0.03
1:49AM
0.14
2:12PM
-0.02
2:40AM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:46-
Sunset5:49-------5:47-------5:46-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11--1742---24351-
Temp. °C191716161617181819191818181818191918161617171718
Feels °C (?)161514141314141415151414131417181717141414131314
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