New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is

16.2°C

New Chums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at New Chums today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 7PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	118	134	130	127	143	147	134	134	121	121	121	118	86	86	84	84	84	84	84	50	91	82	161	161
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			3:28PM1.92m					4:02AM1.77m				4:27PM1.90m				5:03AM1.80m				5:23PM1.89m				5:58AM1.84m
Low Tide	9:12AM0.32m				9:55PM0.30m					10:14AM0.35m				10:53PM0.28m				11:13AM0.36m				11:46PM0.25m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1
Temp °C	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	20	20	19	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	16	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	118	134	130	127	143	147	134	134	121	121	121	118	86	86	84	84	84	84	84	50	91	82	97	100
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	E 14	E 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 11	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 15	N 15	N 15	N 15
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	23	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	7	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 6	N 6	—	N 4	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	39	38	—	14	54	78	161	161
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	105	106	106	105	6	6	6	2	6	0	105	16	16	16	0	0	0	198	56	105	105	16	105	105
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Rating (10 max)					1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1		1			1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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