New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
1.5
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.1
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
121
154
123
192
234
108
90
92
123
230
207
207
220
225
225
194
94
96
69
122
89
89
62
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:36PM1.78m
1:53AM1.86m
2:34PM1.83m
2:52AM1.88m
3:35PM1.89m
3:53AM1.90m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.29m
7:45PM0.42m
8:18AM0.26m
8:44PM0.41m
9:15AM0.22m
9:46PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
11
11
11
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
11
12
10
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
7
7
7
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
5
5
6
5
5
3
4
8
9
7
7
7
6
7
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