New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.8
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
5
43
61
132
58
29
20
13
8
8
4
4
14
14
14
16
38
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
SE
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:15PM1.70m
4:35AM1.63m
5:03PM1.77m
5:25AM1.70m
5:48PM1.85m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.53m
10:47AM0.45m
11:22PM0.44m
11:36AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
14
12
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
12
10
9
9
10
12
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
6
6
7
9
9
8
8
7
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