New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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7 PM
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7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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7 PM
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10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
21
21
20
20
26
27
30
31
31
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
21
22
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:55PM1.98m
9:23AM2.01m
9:37PM1.95m
10:04AM1.98m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.14m
3:37PM0.26m
3:53AM0.18m
4:19PM0.30m
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Temp °C
17
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15
Feels °C
17
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14
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