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New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.0° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)1414141413131377777777138881212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)534039373535351724242424171716161615151514141414
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
2.11
11:52PM
1.90
12:16PM
2.02
12:43AM
1.82
1:03PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
0.11
5:53PM
0.17
6:05AM
0.20
6:41PM
0.22
6:54AM
0.31
7:28PM
0.28
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:38-------8:38-------8:38--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171820232422181616162124252219191818222627242019
Feels °C (?)171718202119161515151921211817171718222424232019
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