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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
16.9° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 70 | 47 | 119 | 241 | 389 | 650 | 764 | 799 | 832 | 867 | 855 | 936 | 871 | 822 | 793 | 2937 | 610 | 555 | 295 | 237 | 207 | 169 | 127 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:44AM 2.29 | 12:08AM 2.40 | 12:37PM 2.27 | 1:04AM 2.35 | 1:30PM 2.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:33AM 0.49 | 5:52PM 0.44 | 6:31AM 0.47 | 6:47PM 0.43 | 7:25AM 0.46 | 7:39PM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sun 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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