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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 125 | 123 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 92 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:50AM 2.38 | 8:22PM 2.46 | 8:50AM 2.35 | 9:18PM 2.49 | 9:50AM 2.33 | 10:14PM 2.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:03PM 0.39 | 2:31AM 0.42 | 2:57PM 0.41 | 3:31AM 0.46 | 3:54PM 0.43 | 4:32AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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