Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Chums today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Chums at 10PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.61m | 3:06PM1.64m | 3:21AM1.59m | 4:02PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.59m | 8:44AM0.49m | 9:18PM0.61m | 9:39AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NE 11 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | NE 14 | E 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 57 | 61 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 303 | 303 | 40 | 42 | 118 | 185 | 185 | 190 | 279 | 279 | 259 | 259 |
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