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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 10PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 11 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | |
2 | 21 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 56 | 57 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 58 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:34PM2.35m | 10:58AM2.27m | 11:28PM2.27m | 11:51AM2.21m | 00:20AM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.38m | 4:50AM0.44m | 5:08PM0.46m | 5:45AM0.49m | 6:03PM0.54m | 6:36AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 75 | 71 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 79 | 12 | 23 | 58 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 4 | — | SE 12 | E 14 | NE 5 | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 | — | 8 | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 75 | 6 | 8 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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