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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 11AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 183 | 129 | 88 | 80 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:08AM 2.22 | 6:39PM 2.25 | 6:57AM 2.19 | 7:29PM 2.26 | 7:45AM 2.15 | 8:14PM 2.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:23PM 0.52 | 12:50AM 0.56 | 1:09PM 0.57 | 1:36AM 0.63 | 1:52PM 0.63 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Mon 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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