New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.1° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 9AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
24
24
24
27
13
13
13
7
26
26
26
26
16
15
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:07PM2.04m
9:34AM2.00m
9:50PM1.97m
10:17AM1.94m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.12m
3:47PM0.23m
4:09AM0.18m
4:31PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
12
14
15
14
12
10
10
9
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
7
8
11
13
13
11
9
7
7
6
9
10
10
11
11
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