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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 3PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
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 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NNE 3 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 60 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:47PM2.18m | 3:10AM2.18m | 3:37PM2.21m | 3:59AM2.16m | 4:26PM2.24m | 4:47AM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.54m | 9:05PM0.59m | 9:21AM0.57m | 9:56PM0.62m | 10:09AM0.61m | 10:44PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | N 3 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 60 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | E 10 | — | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 49 | 5 | 2 | — | 146 | 104 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 7 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | W 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 17 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 64 | 151 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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