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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.2° C
 (Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)8888855667788899910111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38535375755091111123166273339394471463412497552736851880786786666
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46PM
2.08
7:06AM
2.23
7:32PM
2.09
7:49AM
2.24
8:19PM
2.10
8:35AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
0.51
1:27PM
0.53
1:36AM
0.47
2:10PM
0.49
2:19AM
0.45
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:13-------6:15--
Sunset-9:06-------9:06-------9:05------
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11101323971------
Temp. °C151413131414151515161616161616161617161515151515
Feels °C (?)12111091010101010121212121313131515141313131415
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