New Chums Surf Break
Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for New Chums

Issued: 11 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
17.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
3
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
7
2.1
N
7
2
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.5
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
183
132
93
88
86
82
54
49
148
286
478
466
787
161
215
330
520
547
108
84
64
67
50
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:21AM1.74m
9:51PM1.87m
10:03AM1.71m
10:32PM1.84m
10:46AM1.67m
11:14PM1.82m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.33m
4:12AM0.44m
4:20PM0.36m
4:56AM0.45m
5:02PM0.39m
5:39AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
6
9
6
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
14
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
14
15
12
13
13
14
14
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.7
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Energy kJ
159
183
132
93
88
86
82
54
49
46
9
8
8
359
161
215
215
227
245
108
84
64
67
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
10
1
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
N
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
11
24
2
2
8
2
8
4
8
113
8
7
7
7
77
64
33
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
2
7
7
2
9
8
5
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
7
2.1
N
7
2
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
0.8
NW
5
1.5
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
5
7
17
40
52
30
32
72
148
286
478
466
787
31
330
520
547
1
2
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
56
92
360
356
296
153
56
40
35
84
153
0
0
0
0
16
40
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
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