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Wave Buoys added.Wavebuoy data has been added to the site. Using the menus, live wave observations can be displayed on the animated surf maps. Click on the symbols to visit pages for each wavebuoy to see the detailed recent history of observations as well as a summary of observations over the past 5 days. The nearest 5 wave buoys are also listed on the description page for each surf report. Here are links to all buoy pages

Scarborough, New Zealand, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Scarborough in Canterbury is a fairly exposed beach break that only works when conditions are just right with no particular seasonal pattern. Ideal winds are from the southwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the east northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here.
Scarborough break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for Scarborough, Canterbury. Use the tab navigation above to view Scarborough sea temperature, Scarborough photographs, Scarborough detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Scarborough webcams, current wind from Canterbury live weather stations and Scarborough tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Scarborough. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Canterbury surf breaks near to Scarborough to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

Scarborough Location Map

Select Scarborough Location Map Detail:

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Contours: Roads & Rivers: Select a surf break from the menu
Surf breaks located close to Scarborough Shoreline around Scarborough Roads and rivers around Scarborough

Use this relief map to navigate to Canterbury surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Scarborough

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Scarborough:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Sumner Bar 2 mi
Second closest break New Brighton Beach 8 mi
Third closest break Kairaki Beach 13 mi
Fourth closest break Raupo Bay 14 mi
Fifth closest break Stony Bay 16 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Scarborough:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4577 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4633 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4879 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4941 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 5086 mi

Tide stations nearest to Scarborough:

Closest tide station Lyttelton, New Zealand 4 mi
Second closest tide station Lyttelton, New Zealand (2) 4 mi
Third closest tide station Akaroa, New Zealand 17 mi
Fourth closest tide station Akaroa, New Zealand(2) 17 mi
Fifth closest tide station Kaikoura, New Zealand 93 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Scarborough:

Closest ski area Porters (New Zealand) 61 mi
Second closest ski area Mount Cheeseman (New Zealand) 62 mi
Third closest ski area Mount Hutt (New Zealand) 62 mi
Fourth closest ski area Broken River (New Zealand) 63 mi
Fifth closest ski area Craigieburn (New Zealand) 63 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Scarborough:

Closest city location Christchurch (New Zealand) 6 mi
Second closest city location Nelson (New Zealand) 160 mi
Third closest city location Ritchie (New Zealand) 175 mi
Fourth closest city location Wellington (New Zealand) 188 mi
Fifth closest city location Dunedin (New Zealand) 195 mi