New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 6AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
N
4
0.4
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
N
12
1.5
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
4
4
7
22
4
4
4
4
4
175
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:37AM1.84m
6:53PM1.93m
7:24AM1.95m
7:39PM2.00m
8:11AM2.05m
8:27PM2.05m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.28m
12:47PM0.34m
1:13AM0.18m
1:36PM0.26m
1:59AM0.10m
2:24PM0.20m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
13
13
13
15
18
18
17
15
13
13
12
15
17
18
17
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
15
14
14
13
11
12
10
12
13
13
14
12
13
11
12
13
15
15
15
15
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