Scarborough Surf Break

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
10.8° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Scarborough surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Scarborough today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
50
49
50
49
48
47
47
47
46
50
62
86
83
80
54
82
74
73
80
142
137
117
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
0
NE
0
W
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NE
0
NW
0
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
E
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:18AM2.07m
5:40PM2.18m
6:00AM2.04m
6:19PM2.16m
6:45AM2.01m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.73m
11:25AM0.67m
11:57PM0.69m
12:05PM0.63m
00:39AM0.65m
12:46PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
12
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
7
7
8
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
5
7
7
6
6
5
6
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
11
Energy kJ
49
49
50
49
50
49
48
47
47
47
46
50
62
86
83
80
54
82
74
73
80
142
137
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
S
8
0.4
S
14
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.2
S
15
0.7
NE
6
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.4
E
13
Energy kJ
38
35
8
8
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
1
58
8
23
21
17
35
17
4
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
6
17
16
13
12
11
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
15
4
4
1
17
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
14
14
21
21
11
18
26
12
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
31
21
0
0
0
0
0
23
31
7
0
0
0
0
23
31
12
0
0
0
2
31
31
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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