Scarborough Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Canterbury, New Zealand)
Scarborough Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell ENE | Wind SW
Sea Temperature Today is: 12.7 °C
| Mon | Tuesday 22 | |||
| 10PM | 1AM | 4AM | 7AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 ESE |
ESE |
ESE |
 ESE |
| Period (s) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
glass | off |
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Lyttelton, New Zealand, 6 km from Scarborough.
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Scarborough Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Lyttelton, 6 km from Scarborough.
calm km/h |  Dry | Air temperature 9.2 °C |
Overall Scarborough Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Scarborough: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Visitor Reviews of Scarborough
“Good beach, just be careful of the strong rips on the sides, one on the right by the clocktower is particularly bad when at high tide and hosting big swells.”
Ross from NEW ZEALAND - 25 Jan 2017
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Scarborough:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break2 mi
- Fourth closest break5 mi
- Fifth closest break6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Scarborough:
- Closest wave buoy162 mi
- Second closest wave buoy181 mi
- Third closest wave buoy200 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy453 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy540 mi
Tide stations nearest to Scarborough:
- Closest tide station4 mi
- Second closest tide station6 mi
- Third closest tide station15 mi
- Fourth closest tide station17 mi
- Fifth closest tide station93 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Scarborough:
- Closest ski area60 mi
- Second closest ski area62 mi
- Third closest ski area62 mi
- Fourth closest ski area63 mi
- Fifth closest ski area63 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Scarborough:
- Closest city location6 mi
- Second closest city location95 mi
- Third closest city location154 mi
- Fourth closest city location160 mi
- Fifth closest city location188 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Scarborough is Christchurch International Airport (CHC) in New Zealand, which is 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Scarborough is Timaru Airport (TIU), also in New Zealand, 149 km (93 miles) away.
- The third closest airport is Hokitika Airport (HKK), also in New Zealand, 174 km (108 miles) away.
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. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Scarborough.
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