New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's New Chums sea temperature is

14.9°C

New Chums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at New Chums today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	128	116	113	89	67	67	66	51	50	48	48	48	48	48	48	50	54	58	55	54	52	40	39
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	E	S	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide		6:16AM1.87m				6:39PM1.99m					7:08AM1.93m				7:27PM2.00m				7:56AM1.98m				8:12PM2.00m
Low Tide				12:29PM0.26m					1:01AM0.19m				1:20PM0.24m				1:47AM0.15m				2:08PM0.23m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3
Temp °C	14	14	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	19	18	15	15
Feels °C	12	12	14	14	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	17	16	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	128	116	113	89	67	67	66	51	50	48	48	48	48	48	48	50	54	58	55	54	52	40	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	NNW 4
kJ	13	5	6	6	6	3	12	12	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	10	10	10	10	10	5	4	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 8	N 11	N 10	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	ESE 6	NNE 11	ESE 6	NNE 11	NNE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	2	2	1	2	2	11	2	2	2	13	12	8	11	11	4	4	4	4	4	2	8	8	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	4	5	6	7	11
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