New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 3PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
9
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.8
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
307
315
311
258
212
180
144
118
115
92
88
115
99
306
320
113
250
273
122
66
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:25AM2.05m
8:50PM2.18m
9:15AM2.03m
9:37PM2.13m
10:03AM1.99m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.05m
3:13AM0.06m
3:29PM0.10m
4:00AM0.09m
4:16PM0.17m
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rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
11
10
8
8
9
9
10
12
10
8
Feels °C
11
14
15
12
11
11
10
10
9
11
11
10
5
2
2
2
2
4
7
5
4
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