New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at New Chums today?

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
NE
11
1.7
ENE
14
2.1
NE
14
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
174
226
231
379
393
338
299
299
328
294
325
168
318
216
276
191
467
1095
1504
1269
1518
1471
1230
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
W
20
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:16PM1.85m
10:29AM1.71m
10:59PM1.80m
11:12AM1.66m
11:43PM1.76m
11:58AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.45m
4:46PM0.38m
5:20AM0.49m
5:30PM0.42m
6:06AM0.52m
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:25
5:24
5:23
1
2
8
8
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
18
16
15
16
17
12
14
17
17
18
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
14
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
NE
11
1.7
ENE
14
2.1
NE
14
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2
ENE
13
Energy kJ
143
174
226
231
249
268
244
216
216
201
202
230
168
203
216
276
191
467
1095
1504
1269
1518
1471
1230
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.5
NE
15
1.2
N
7
1.5
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
Energy kJ
70
2
30
27
44
79
109
124
212
57
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
21
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
0.8
NNE
5
1.4
NE
9
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.5
N
6
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
5
Energy kJ
379
393
338
299
299
328
294
325
35
318
36
57
80
165
96
85
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
35
69
79
105
111
303
151
137
151
151
106
151
151
303
303
310
310
74
0
0
0
16
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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