New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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New Chums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Chums sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at New Chums today?

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 3PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
ENE
5
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
NE
2.5
NE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)14141312121110101099991414141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110489425598935081788906624500327390410241241268333257383372299280219215163151
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
35
WSW
45
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
W
20
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.58
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:52-----
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
51351------121-1---1223-1
Temp. °C212020191918181819202019181717171719181616151515
Feels °C (?)18171513151516171819191817161615151615131391110
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