Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Chums today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for New Chums at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at New Chums. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
160 | 142 | 93 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:26PM2.00m | 8:48AM1.92m | 9:06PM2.02m | 9:31AM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.20m | 3:01PM0.23m | 3:28AM0.17m | 3:44PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
160 | 142 | 93 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | E 12 | S 5 | NW 6 | ENE 9 | S 5 | ENE 9 | — | NNE 10 | NE 11 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | S 5 | NW 6 | — | N 5 |
— | 99 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | — | 9 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 258 | 16 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 98 | 164 | 164 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 35 | 98 | 40 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 136 |
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