New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 8PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
18
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
17
0.6
E
17
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
35
33
98
148
140
195
188
186
181
174
163
159
112
112
109
70
69
63
63
68
40
33
31
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:23PM2.24m
8:44AM2.06m
9:14PM2.23m
9:37AM2.03m
10:05PM2.18m
10:30AM1.98m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.08m
3:01PM0.00m
3:39AM0.07m
3:53PM0.05m
4:30AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
12
14
Feels °C
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
9
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
8
8
6
7
8
9
9
11
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