New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 6PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.8
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
35
31
31
30
29
30
26
26
26
25
31
94
108
85
64
49
36
25
19
13
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
S
5
S
0
SSW
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:30AM1.98m
10:54PM2.10m
11:22AM1.91m
11:42PM2.00m
12:13PM1.84m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.13m
5:19AM0.14m
5:34PM0.23m
6:07AM0.20m
6:24PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
4
9
15
4
2
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
13
11
9
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
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