New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 NZST
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New Chums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's New Chums sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at New Chums today?

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.5
E
11
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
181
149
152
149
109
126
142
120
118
106
91
88
73
71
59
43
42
41
41
31
22
21
21
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:10PM1.74m
3:28AM1.82m
4:05PM1.74m
4:19AM1.78m
4:55PM1.77m
5:07AM1.77m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.43m
9:51AM0.33m
10:12PM0.46m
10:40AM0.33m
11:03PM0.47m
11:25AM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
13
13
15
16
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
13
15
14
14
12
12
13
15
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
231
181
149
152
149
109
126
142
120
118
98
72
69
73
71
55
43
42
41
41
31
22
21
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
97
128
91
91
93
91
91
91
93
102
106
91
88
62
61
59
39
39
37
35
20
17
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
14
8
4
4
4
2
4
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
0
28
35
52
40
84
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
49
49
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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