New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 11AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
287
284
240
183
144
111
100
100
155
151
117
117
91
99
181
172
159
180
212
212
246
212
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:39AM1.99m
7:12PM2.17m
7:34AM2.03m
8:02PM2.20m
8:25AM2.05m
8:50PM2.18m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.19m
12:56PM0.06m
1:33AM0.12m
1:50PM0.04m
2:25AM0.07m
2:40PM0.05m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
14
16
14
12
Feels °C
10
13
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
13
11
12
12
11
9
10
12
13
11
9
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