New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
38
37
37
36
34
31
31
30
30
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:37PM1.67m
4:03AM1.57m
4:29PM1.71m
4:58AM1.63m
5:19PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.54m
10:14AM0.52m
10:52PM0.47m
11:07AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
13
11
10
10
13
16
18
16
12
11
10
10
14
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
15
12
10
8
8
8
11
14
14
12
8
8
7
7
13
14
14
15
14
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