New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.1°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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 9PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
12
8
5
4
5
14
14
14
16
38
16
27
55
55
31
30
29
29
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:03PM1.77m
5:25AM1.70m
5:48PM1.85m
6:11AM1.79m
6:30PM1.92m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.44m
11:36AM0.38m
00:07AM0.34m
12:22PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
10
10
10
12
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
5
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
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