Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 15 Feb 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
19.2° C
(Which is 4.1°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: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (15 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)98899101012121313121212111111111010910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57487511020326421448681211241060915802776713713643524356250131676566
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
2.08
4:27AM
2.21
4:47PM
2.11
5:10AM
2.24
5:29PM
2.14
5:52AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
0.70
10:07PM
0.63
10:39AM
0.63
10:55PM
0.55
11:24AM
0.56
11:41PM
0.48
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset---8:37-------8:36-------8:34----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------2432269663211-----
Temp. °C141515141414131213131313131313131313141414141313
Feels °C (?)899999768877777788101012121212
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