New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 9AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
17
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
6
7
7
7
7
11
11
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:55AM2.07m
11:12PM2.01m
11:45AM2.04m
00:04AM1.95m
12:39PM2.00m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.09m
5:11PM0.21m
5:33AM0.12m
6:03PM0.25m
6:25AM0.17m
7:00PM0.30m
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light rain
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Temp °C
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11
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17
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Feels °C
11
10
12
13
12
11
11
9
8
8
7
10
10
9
7
6
8
8
9
13
13
12
10
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