New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.6°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.5
NNW
8
0.9
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
3
130
146
232
206
133
234
83
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:13AM1.84m
1:55PM1.88m
2:18AM1.81m
3:01PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.38m
7:36AM0.27m
8:14PM0.40m
8:40AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
16
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
13
12
11
12
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