New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
17
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
18
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
18
18
3
6
24
38
32
14
6
6
4
4
8
8
8
8
5
6
6
4
7
7
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:47AM2.16m
10:04PM2.07m
10:37AM2.16m
10:56PM2.03m
11:30AM2.13m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.02m
4:04PM0.15m
4:23AM0.03m
4:57PM0.16m
5:16AM0.06m
5:52PM0.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:16
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:13
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:46
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:47
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
18
18
16
15
14
12
13
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
8
8
10
10
13
12
11
10
10
6
7
9
10
10
8
7
7
7
8
9
11
14
13
10
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our New Chums surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest