New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.8°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
16
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
18
11
21
21
22
24
21
18
20
28
29
48
30
49
46
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:30AM1.84m
5:06PM2.00m
5:30AM1.90m
6:00PM2.06m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.34m
10:47AM0.22m
11:27PM0.26m
11:45AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
12
14
15
13
11
11
10
10
13
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
11
12
13
12
9
9
7
8
10
10
11
11
9
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