Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is

14.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Scarborough today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	30	28	46	48	50	50	37	22	21	19	24	15	15	14	26	35	34	34	33	35	42	57	39	39
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW	SW	SE	E	E	W	WSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	glassy
High Tide			2:55PM2.21m				3:21AM2.21m				3:45PM2.20m					4:13AM2.24m				4:36PM2.19m				5:04AM2.28m
Low Tide	8:43AM0.53m				9:07PM0.51m				9:39AM0.57m				9:56PM0.54m					10:33AM0.59m				10:45PM0.57m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	8:23
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	23	23	21	19	17	16	16	19	17	17	16	14	13	12	11	14	17	18	14	11	11	10	10
Feels °C	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	19	15	16	15	14	12	10	9	12	14	16	14	8	9	8	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	30	28	46	48	50	50	37	22	21	19	24	15	15	14	26	35	34	34	33	35	42	57	39	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	N 3	—	E 12	—	—	E 9	ENE 8	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 13	—
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	—	3	—	—	2	7	1	2	—	—	—	—	15	15	14	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	—	—	E 12	—	S 14	S 13	S 9	S 9	E 12	E 12	—	—	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 9	S 8	S 8	—	—	SSW 13
kJ	3	—	—	3	—	4	3	1	1	3	3	—	—	1	20	20	17	37	1	1	1	—	—	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	SSE 3	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 4
kJ	4	5	6	7	6	3	4	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	10	8	5	3	3	2	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	51	89	161	64	2	2	2	23	27	200	150	36	32	27	2	2	2	23	27	2	2	0	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Gore Bay	Port Robinson		Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay			Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Port Robinson
Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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