
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Chums today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Chums at 1PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
171 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 209 | 206 | 193 | 187 | 184 | 181 | 138 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 100 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 60 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 6:24AM1.70m | 6:57PM1.84m | 7:08AM1.74m | 7:38PM1.89m | 7:51AM1.77m | 8:18PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.50m | 12:40PM0.35m | 1:13AM0.45m | 1:24PM0.31m | 1:57AM0.39m | 2:06PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
171 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 209 | 206 | 193 | 187 | 184 | 181 | 138 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 70 | 55 | 42 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 60 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 19 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 17 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 53 | 66 | 135 | 100 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 40 | 105 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 80 | 80 | 153 | 137 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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