New Chums surf break

New Chums surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at New Chums today?

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010999999999888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)525151484242463231302525242423232222243130201213
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
2.06
10:10PM
1.96
10:29AM
2.08
10:55PM
1.99
11:13AM
2.07
11:42PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.18
4:09PM
0.16
4:23AM
0.17
4:52PM
0.12
5:08AM
0.19
5:36PM
0.12
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:52-------6:52-------6:54------
Sunset-----8:08-------8:07-------8:06--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191719222220181615141720212016141414172022201816
Feels °C (?)171516181816151211111519191914121313151618171613
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