New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.5°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 7PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
16
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
210
207
373
319
87
74
63
64
24
33
31
20
16
9
9
8
21
22
24
21
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
0
E
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:01PM1.89m
3:25AM1.81m
4:05PM1.94m
4:30AM1.84m
5:06PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.28m
9:20PM0.39m
9:45AM0.26m
10:26PM0.34m
10:47AM0.22m
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
13
15
13
10
10
9
10
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
11
11
10
8
10
10
9
8
7
9
12
9
6
8
7
8
11
11
11
10
9
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