Scarborough Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
14.0°C
2.9° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
12
12
13
11
20
42
31
36
21
22
34
16
22
37
40
38
156
44
64
48
48
50
51
37
36
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
0
SW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
0
SE
5
NNW
0
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
5
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:42AM2.26m
1:13PM2.27m
1:35AM2.22m
2:04PM2.24m
2:29AM2.20m
2:55PM2.21m
3:21AM2.21m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.42m
7:29PM0.45m
7:48AM0.47m
8:18PM0.48m
8:43AM0.53m
9:07PM0.51m
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Temp °C
11
11
11
14
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
18
19
17
17
18
17
17
17
20
22
22
20
19
17
16
14
Feels °C
9
10
11
14
15
13
12
13
14
14
13
17
17
16
15
17
16
16
15
17
18
17
18
16
15
16
11
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