Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Chums today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Chums at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 228 | 168 | 112 | 68 | 132 | 158 | 124 | 91 | 53 | 24 | 20 | 81 | 160 | 97 | 51 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:18PM1.89m | 10:45AM1.94m | 11:00PM1.82m | 11:28AM1.87m | 11:42PM1.75m | 12:12PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.23m | 5:02PM0.35m | 5:16AM0.29m | 5:45PM0.42m | 5:59AM0.36m | 6:31PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 14 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 168 | 112 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 124 | 91 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 19 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | — | E 16 | N 12 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 11 | N 19 | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 13 | N 17 | N 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 4 | — | SE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 49 | 62 | 109 | 228 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 132 | 158 | 6 | — | 1 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 160 | 97 | 51 | 32 | 25 | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 61 | 307 | 303 | 232 | 16 | 0 | 56 | 153 | 79 | 16 | 6 | 123 | 62 | 185 | 105 | 89 | 11 | 77 | 105 | 142 | 49 | 49 | 98 |
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