New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for New Chums at 1PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
15
31
46
42
45
51
51
51
41
51
56
58
58
61
65
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:26PM2.07m
00:49AM1.89m
1:24PM2.01m
1:52AM1.82m
2:26PM1.96m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.12m
6:50PM0.24m
7:09AM0.20m
7:51PM0.28m
8:09AM0.26m
8:53PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:13
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6:11
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7:49
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7:50
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Temp °C
12
11
14
15
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
10
10
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
15
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
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