Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 2AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
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)
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
8
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
26
30
98
50
48
23
46
22
21
26
31
11
10
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NW
35
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:21AM2.19m
2:47PM2.18m
3:10AM2.18m
3:37PM2.21m
3:59AM2.16m
4:26PM2.24m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.56m
8:32AM0.54m
9:05PM0.59m
9:21AM0.57m
9:56PM0.62m
10:09AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:18
7:20
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5:34
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
17
20
18
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
12
11
11
9
10
15
17
15
4
7
8
9
9
8
6
4
5
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3
8
5
3
3
3
2
1
4
1
2
26
30
98
5
6
23
46
22
21
10
8
11
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
E
10
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
1
19
2
50
48
5
12
11
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
9
9
34
3
3
3
6
1
5
5
1
4
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
3
3
4
2
1
1
3
5
9
11
26
31
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
Distance (km)
31
27
23
23
2
23
27
64
31
31
133
151
23
23
2
23
31
31
31
31
31
21
12
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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