Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
1
SSE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)8910101010101067888889910101010111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)376910211111474775580158164177191142140147208248295301356427408400
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
2.56
6:34AM
2.42
7:04PM
2.60
7:35AM
2.40
8:01PM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
0.36
12:20AM
0.38
12:43PM
0.36
1:20AM
0.39
1:40PM
0.36
2:20AM
0.40
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:46-------5:45-----
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1111---------11----
Temp. °C12151212121211111210108887789999888
Feels °C (?)10126688768442232233444444
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