New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.6
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
98
92
89
87
239
110
63
61
60
60
37
37
36
30
52
46
25
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38PM1.89m
7:51AM1.77m
8:18PM1.93m
8:33AM1.79m
8:57PM1.95m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.39m
2:06PM0.28m
2:39AM0.35m
2:47PM0.27m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
3
6
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
10
9
10
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
10
7
5
4
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