New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
156
127
83
240
461
511
226
419
402
94
94
92
154
117
113
83
85
85
61
60
60
26
14
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:53AM1.86m
2:34PM1.83m
2:52AM1.88m
3:35PM1.89m
3:53AM1.90m
4:37PM1.97m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.26m
8:44PM0.41m
9:15AM0.22m
9:46PM0.37m
10:15AM0.17m
10:50PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
12
13
12
10
10
8
7
8
11
12
10
9
9
9
10
10
12
13
12
11
12
Feels °C
5
4
4
7
8
8
6
6
4
3
4
7
8
6
6
5
5
7
8
10
11
10
9
10
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