New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
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)
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
15
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
N
7
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
55
55
55
30
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
17
64
37
35
32
31
30
29
28
27
12
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:11AM1.79m
6:30PM1.92m
6:55AM1.88m
7:12PM1.99m
7:38AM1.97m
7:55PM2.04m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.34m
12:22PM0.32m
00:51AM0.25m
1:06PM0.26m
1:33AM0.17m
1:51PM0.22m
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Temp °C
11
11
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
8
8
10
8
7
9
10
9
8
10
9
10
9
6
5
6
5
6
7
6
7
7
6
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