New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 6PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
18
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
34
27
19
13
13
11
25
22
21
21
20
19
9
14
30
36
37
35
33
55
145
135
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:34PM2.14m
6:53AM2.04m
7:29PM2.21m
7:50AM2.06m
8:23PM2.24m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.05m
00:53AM0.18m
1:12PM0.01m
1:50AM0.12m
2:08PM-0.01m
2:46AM0.08m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
Feels °C
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
11
10
8
8
9
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