New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 1PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
329
280
237
232
190
164
131
128
103
100
80
78
76
74
51
50
62
62
37
48
48
48
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
NNW
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
S
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:19AM1.81m
5:47PM1.96m
6:16AM1.87m
6:39PM1.99m
7:08AM1.93m
7:27PM2.00m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.29m
00:10AM0.25m
12:29PM0.26m
1:01AM0.19m
1:20PM0.24m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:27
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Temp °C
11
11
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
8
9
15
16
17
17
14
14
13
12
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
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