New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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New Chums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Chums sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at New Chums today?

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
NE
7
0.9
NE
11
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
14
1.7
ENE
14
2.1
NE
14
2.1
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.1
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
393
250
216
171
176
202
325
230
257
221
168
200
200
811
1049
1519
1565
1659
1551
1452
1134
1039
967
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
20
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:29AM1.71m
10:59PM1.80m
11:12AM1.66m
11:43PM1.76m
11:58AM1.61m
00:29AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.38m
5:20AM0.49m
5:30PM0.42m
6:06AM0.52m
6:15PM0.46m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
2
5
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
17
15
13
12
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
14
1.7
ENE
14
2.1
NE
14
2.1
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.1
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
Energy kJ
3
268
250
216
171
176
202
206
230
203
221
168
200
200
811
1049
1519
1565
1659
1551
1452
1134
1039
967
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.4
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.9
NE
11
0.1
E
11
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
44
79
2
166
2
103
130
73
40
26
66
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
0.8
N
5
1.3
NE
9
1
N
5
0.8
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
WSW
3
Energy kJ
281
393
325
31
257
58
38
75
124
170
77
54
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
106
303
303
137
151
180
151
106
281
303
303
303
303
271
14
0
0
0
14
0
0
2
2
16
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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