New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.9°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
92
115
123
104
104
93
105
115
118
121
130
245
227
262
268
274
280
242
237
227
190
137
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:09AM1.78m
3:47PM1.90m
4:16AM1.78m
4:49PM1.92m
5:19AM1.81m
5:47PM1.96m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.30m
10:11PM0.35m
10:31AM0.31m
11:13PM0.31m
11:32AM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:47
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6:43
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7:24
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
17
19
16
13
12
12
12
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
14
15
12
10
10
10
10
15
15
16
16
14
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