New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.2
E
9
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
16
16
18
41
33
33
31
7
28
20
14
14
13
25
22
21
21
20
19
9
14
30
36
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:36PM2.06m
5:55AM2.00m
6:34PM2.14m
6:53AM2.04m
7:29PM2.21m
7:50AM2.06m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.25m
12:15PM0.05m
00:53AM0.18m
1:12PM0.01m
1:50AM0.12m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
Feels °C
12
11
9
10
9
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
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