New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 11AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
13
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
7
10
9
9
8
8
9
4
8
7
7
7
7
7
14
18
80
124
124
159
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:33AM1.89m
1:11PM1.84m
1:29AM1.86m
2:12PM1.86m
2:31AM1.85m
3:16PM1.89m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.26m
7:23PM0.40m
7:54AM0.26m
8:25PM0.41m
8:54AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
3
5
12
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
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