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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 657 | 847 | 934 | 920 | 761 | 628 | 486 | 332 | 254 | 164 | 144 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 53 | 82 | 50 | 103 | 113 | 69 | 44 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:35AM 2.10 | 1:00PM 2.05 | 1:23AM 2.15 | 1:48PM 2.13 | 2:10AM 2.22 | 2:35PM 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:52AM 0.63 | 7:04PM 0.64 | 7:37AM 0.57 | 7:55PM 0.58 | 8:21AM 0.50 | 8:47PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
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