Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Chums today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for New Chums at 3PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 66 | 117 | 186 | 463 | 537 | 781 | 307 | 238 | 155 | 109 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.87m | 11:16PM1.79m | 11:46AM1.79m | 00:02AM1.70m | 12:35PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.39m | 5:35AM0.35m | 6:02PM0.48m | 6:21AM0.42m | 6:52PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 390 | 307 | 238 | 155 | 109 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | SE 9 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | N 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 11 | W 6 | E 13 | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 66 | 117 | 186 | 463 | 537 | 781 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 281 | 281 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 84 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 82 | 40 | 197 | 258 | 258 |
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