Scarborough Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
15.0°C
4.4° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 10PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
13
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.8
NNE
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1.2
NNE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
17
4
14
23
18
18
33
32
35
33
66
53
74
60
43
11
15
16
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
SE
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
30
N
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:26PM2.28m
4:51AM2.35m
5:15PM2.33m
5:42AM2.43m
6:08PM2.36m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.50m
11:08AM0.52m
11:28PM0.47m
11:59AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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3
1
1
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Temp °C
16
15
14
13
12
12
18
21
20
17
18
18
12
8
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
13
12
12
10
10
10
14
15
13
8
9
12
6
2
5
6
8
6
5
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