New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
1.6
NNW
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
1
SE
5
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
112
91
83
60
243
79
50
36
48
57
103
65
38
24
24
57
19
16
Wind (km/h)
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
W
0
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:00PM1.82m
11:28AM1.87m
11:42PM1.75m
12:12PM1.80m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.29m
5:45PM0.42m
5:59AM0.36m
6:31PM0.48m
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:31
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7:32
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7:34
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3
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Temp °C
13
15
13
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
10
9
7
6
10
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
7
10
8
7
6
6
8
10
9
7
6
4
2
1
4
9
11
12
12
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