Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
10.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010111111111110101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1511441321301701771951661541491101021009873737374737171716481
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
SW
5
NNE
5
NW
0
NNW
0
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
2.30
11:44PM
2.27
12:11PM
2.35
12:40AM
2.27
1:09PM
2.41
1:37AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
0.54
5:58AM
0.44
6:31PM
0.54
6:51AM
0.43
7:31PM
0.51
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise7:54-------7:54-------7:52-------
Sunset--5:15-------5:15-------5:16-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C6999877668109877778977777
Feels °C (?)245654433577655556643444
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Scarborough (fresh winds from the SSW at Taylor's Mistake 2 km from Scarborough). 1.2m 10s swell from the E with a 0.4m 4s local chop from the NE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 57 min ago

31 km/h
SSW
Offshore
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