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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Scarborough surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 11PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 265 | 322 | 356 | 424 | 432 | 574 | 509 | 314 | 326 | 615 | 260 | 408 | 167 | 180 | 284 | 128 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:01PM 2.60 | 8:35AM 2.38 | 8:58PM 2.55 | 9:32AM 2.36 | 9:55PM 2.47 | 10:26AM 2.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:40PM 0.36 | 2:20AM 0.40 | 2:38PM 0.38 | 3:19AM 0.41 | 3:37PM 0.39 | 4:17AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - |
| Sunset | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
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