Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 14 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)88888889888991010121313131312121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)686611935333244395010654881413604182847999331049946816789643526
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
2.06
3:42AM
2.19
4:03PM
2.08
4:27AM
2.21
4:47PM
2.11
5:10AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
0.76
9:17PM
0.70
9:55AM
0.70
10:07PM
0.63
10:39AM
0.63
10:55PM
0.55
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:48-------6:50
Sunset---8:38-------8:37-------8:36----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------11333211222
Temp. °C151616161513131314141414131313121212131313131212
Feels °C (?)141412131310999899888666777867
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Scarborough surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest