Wave buoys close to Scarborough, New Zealand

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scarborough sea temperature is

9.3° C

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

For each wave buoy we keep two record sets: an hour record and the long-range 6 hourly one.

Wave buoys nearest to Scarborough:
1.	Fairway Beacon	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	162mi
2.	Tory East Head Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	181mi
3.	Golden Bay Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	200mi
4.	Bay of Plenty Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	454mi
5.	Bream Bay Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	540mi

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Wave buoys close to Scarborough, New Zealand

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