Scarborough Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Scarborough today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
34
21
47
42
14
3
3
3
3
3
3
199
205
194
194
191
159
159
129
122
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
S
10
WSW
10
S
30
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:45AM2.10m
8:00PM2.19m
8:31AM2.14m
8:52PM2.18m
9:19AM2.19m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.51m
2:15AM0.53m
2:30PM0.54m
3:03AM0.54m
3:22PM0.58m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
11
11
8
8
7
6
6
4
4
5
6
5
5
3
4
4
5
7
6
5
Feels °C
5
8
6
5
5
-1
-3
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
1
4
2
2
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