Scarborough Surf Break

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
10.8° C

1.2°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.6
E
13
0.9
ENE
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
47
47
47
46
50
62
86
85
80
77
82
106
78
74
140
137
135
126
269
121
115
371
342
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
0
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
20
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:40PM2.18m
6:00AM2.04m
6:19PM2.16m
6:45AM2.01m
6:59PM2.14m
7:30AM2.00m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.69m
12:05PM0.63m
00:39AM0.65m
12:46PM0.60m
1:21AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
8
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
9
8
11
12
13
14
Feels °C
6
5
7
7
6
7
6
7
8
5
7
7
6
6
6
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
7
7
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
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.4
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.9
ENE
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
1.1
E
12
0.8
E
12
Energy kJ
48
47
47
47
46
50
62
86
85
80
77
82
106
78
74
140
137
61
126
269
121
115
371
190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.4
S
14
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.7
NE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
1
1
58
5
4
4
17
17
36
4
4
3
5
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
11
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
15
19
19
1
17
4
18
3
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
NE
6
0.8
ENE
11
0.6
NE
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
10
9
1
1
29
135
14
18
24
19
268
342
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
1
23
21
12
0
0
0
0
31
31
12
0
0
0
0
0
31
31
0
31
31
51
62
251
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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