Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is

13.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Scarborough today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 11AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (18 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18							Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	NE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	22	23	49	50	66	67	51	50	47	44	42	42	45	49	24	27	26	26	25	25	25	23	11
Wind (km/h)	W	W	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	WSW	SW	ENE	E	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				10:49AM2.10m				11:21PM2.00m				11:37AM2.06m				00:06AM1.98m				12:28PM2.05m
Low Tide		4:33AM0.80m				5:10PM0.77m				5:20AM0.80m				5:58PM0.76m				6:08AM0.78m				6:48PM0.73m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	11	14	14	11	11	12	11	11	15	16	15	12	11	11	10	9	9	10	10	10	10
Feels °C	5	5	9	11	10	7	6	8	8	8	13	12	11	9	8	9	9	7	7	7	6	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	SE 3	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	14	11	49	50	66	67	51	50	47	44	42	42	45	49	24	2	2	2	2	25	25	11	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NE 3	NE 3	—	—	NE 5	ESE 3	—	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	E 10	S 15	SSE 15	S 15
kJ	22	23	5	5	4	1	1	1	2	2	—	—	7	1	—	27	26	26	25	2	225	23	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 12	E 12	E 8	E 7	E 7	—	E 11	—	S 6	NE 5	E 11	SE 6	—	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	6	6	2	2	2	2	5	3	1	1	1	—	2	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	—	—	E 7	E 3	NE 5	NE 3	—	—	SSE 3	—	ESE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	4	—	—	1	2	4	1	—	—	1	—	2	3	7	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	South Shore Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	2	2	0	31	33	31	31	23	0	2	2	31	31	31	23	23	23	27	31	31	31	31	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Nugget Point Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Brak River South Africa	Kaka Point New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	6	6	7	5	4	4	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	4

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