New Chums Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.61° E

New Chums, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's New Chums sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.1° 

New Chums surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for New Chums based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in New Chums right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near New Chums

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Matarangi- Coromandel- NZ

6 km SE16 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 180°)
2.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waikawau Bay

14 km WNW4 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 225°)
3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Great Mercury Is AWS

18 km NE40 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 225°)
9.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Kouma Heads

21 km SSW36 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
No weather report
10
light winds from the SE
(9 km/h at 135°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Channel Island

41 km WNW48 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
No weather report
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 225°)
9.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Passage Rock Automatic Weather Station

47 km SW7 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
No weather report
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 315°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatiwai Kaiaua

47 km SSW5 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
No weather report
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 225°)
4.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Oruawharo

49 km NW11 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 225°)
2.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kopu East

50 km S340 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
3.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangamata 2

54 km SSE178 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 315°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to New Chums and within an acceptable time window.

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