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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 78 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 39 | 37 | 64 | 171 | 203 | 196 | 183 | 129 | 88 | 80 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:19AM 2.24 | 5:46PM 2.23 | 6:08AM 2.22 | 6:39PM 2.25 | 6:57AM 2.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:12PM 0.47 | 11:35AM 0.49 | 12:02AM 0.51 | 12:23PM 0.52 | 12:50AM 0.56 | 1:09PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 12 |
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