New Chums Surf Break

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.9
NE
6
2
NNE
7
1.9
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
NNE
7
1.6
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
2
NNW
9
2.3
NE
8
2.1
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
164
164
164
244
350
368
367
227
156
291
319
172
236
560
706
452
545
555
563
424
447
206
176
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
20
N
25
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:44PM1.89m
11:04AM1.73m
11:25PM1.88m
11:51AM1.73m
00:10AM1.87m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.36m
5:16PM0.37m
5:52AM0.35m
6:01PM0.40m
6:37AM0.32m
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
2
12
1
4
1
3
1
2
2
3
5
3
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
14
14
12
12
13
14
11
10
11
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
11
11
13
Feels °C
13
11
10
9
7
6
6
8
10
8
8
9
10
8
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
0.9
N
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
2
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
10
1.1
NNE
9
0.8
N
9
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
69
164
164
164
202
96
125
96
106
156
132
104
73
73
560
613
194
202
207
183
206
106
206
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
NNE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
NE
7
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
NE
7
0.9
E
9
0.3
E
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
167
49
4
159
45
100
127
69
119
28
29
72
60
104
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.7
E
10
0.3
NNE
12
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
4
55
54
51
94
29
65
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.9
NE
6
2
NNE
7
1.9
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.9
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
30
42
57
244
350
368
367
227
291
319
172
236
509
706
452
545
555
563
424
447
181
114
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
7
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
16
92
217
137
293
137
137
16
105
2
16
40
106
106
111
106
111
111
105
106
6
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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