Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 5PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
100
100
149
149
215
193
163
217
217
156
133
88
53
44
41
38
36
24
23
22
29
22
22
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
SW
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:23PM2.09m
00:46AM2.16m
1:12PM2.18m
1:35AM2.23m
2:03PM2.30m
2:26AM2.31m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.59m
6:29PM0.63m
7:01AM0.53m
7:22PM0.59m
7:48AM0.48m
8:18PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
8
12
15
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
4
8
11
9
8
8
7
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
8
9
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
61
100
100
37
149
215
193
163
217
217
156
133
88
53
44
41
38
36
24
23
22
15
14
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
E
13
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
24
39
38
31
37
37
22
36
35
20
20
20
18
18
18
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
ENE
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
S
26
0.2
E
12
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
15
33
58
14
13
12
11
9
12
3
37
32
30
6
5
5
7
5
5
4
29
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
3
S
14
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
S
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
S
13
2
S
10
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
Energy kJ
149
3701
4243
4055
2747
3656
3253
824
670
562
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
2
3
1
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
23
23
23
2
2
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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