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New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.5° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.7
N
0.7
NE
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)556665667777779999688888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22223189104834043435175646443112132135179261469472497552568
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
E
15
E
20
E
30
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
1.70
6:06PM
1.65
6:45AM
1.75
6:54PM
1.69
7:30AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.45
12:06PM
0.58
12:24AM
0.41
12:57PM
0.54
1:12AM
0.37
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset-8:37-------8:37-------8:37------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1211331------------12221
Temp. °C232221212020212324232018171720212220191817171717
Feels °C (?)222121212021212222222018171820212118161313131212
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