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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 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
19.4° C
 (Which is 5.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 4PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.9
NE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1212111413121151110106101010777998845
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8179646634293232292771101515162121311038264511617
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		onononononcross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
2.13
1:11AM
2.19
1:32PM
2.10
2:00AM
2.20
2:20PM
2.08
2:47AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
0.68
7:31AM
0.80
7:41PM
0.73
8:22AM
0.82
8:23PM
0.76
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:03-------6:05
Sunset---9:10-------9:09-------9:09----
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C131314141313131214161717161515141617171616161515
Feels °C (?)1010111088101113141416151213121515141314141313
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