New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.9°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
11
11
10
55
127
176
156
123
124
113
148
89
102
102
128
105
143
163
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:00AM1.88m
1:38PM1.95m
2:02AM1.82m
2:42PM1.91m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.22m
8:01PM0.35m
8:23AM0.27m
9:06PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:48
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7:22
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1
6
3
1
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Temp °C
16
14
13
13
11
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
11
12
9
5
4
4
6
8
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
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