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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 09 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 370 | 307 | 301 | 188 | 184 | 147 | 147 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 197 | 242 | 115 | 159 | 203 | 210 | 310 | 370 | 1219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:50AM 2.02 | 10:02PM 2.09 | 10:34AM 1.99 | 10:52PM 2.07 | 11:21AM 1.98 | 11:44PM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:34AM 0.79 | 3:47PM 0.81 | 4:23AM 0.78 | 4:36PM 0.79 | 5:14AM 0.75 | 5:25PM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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