Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Chums today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for New Chums at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 14 | N 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.60m | 4:54PM1.70m | 5:08AM1.64m | 5:42PM1.77m | 5:56AM1.69m | 6:25PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.47m | 11:08PM0.55m | 11:23AM0.42m | 11:58PM0.49m | 12:10PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | E 12 | N 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | — | E 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 293 | 281 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 105 | 105 | 142 |
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