Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is

11.2°C

Scarborough surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Scarborough today (26 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (26 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).
	Saturday 26							Sunday 27								Monday 28
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 15	E 14	E 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	66	60	59	59	57	56	55	53	52	50	50	48	42	106	101	61	59	58	58	57	56	42	47
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	SE	W	W	WNW	NW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	W	SSW	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide		3:38AM2.17m				3:59PM2.25m				4:21AM2.24m				4:43PM2.29m				5:08AM2.29m				5:30PM2.32m
Low Tide				9:51AM0.54m				10:12PM0.51m				10:36AM0.50m				10:59PM0.48m				11:21AM0.47m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	8	10	13	14	11	10	10	9	5	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	7	12	12	10	8
Feels °C	5	5	4	6	11	13	9	9	8	3	0	-3	0	1	2	2	1	1	4	9	9	8	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 12	SE 7	SE 8	E 14	E 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 15
kJ	66	60	59	59	57	31	21	23	23	11	50	14	23	106	101	61	59	58	58	57	56	32	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 11	S 11	S 10	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	NE 5	ESE 12	ESE 15	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	S 14	SSE 15	ESE 13
kJ	3	3	2	2	2	56	55	53	52	50	4	48	42	14	19	11	6	6	4	1	14	42	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 11	E 18	S 10	S 10	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 15	ESE 11	ENE 8	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 11	S 12	S 13	NE 7	E 7	SSE 3
kJ	—	—	—	50	6	2	2	21	20	20	19	39	25	6	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	—	—	NW 3	NNW 4	—	S 3	SSW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	—	—	NW 2	N 7	—	—	SE 6	SE 2	—
kJ	—	1	2	10	23	—	—	5	8	—	7	6	10	8	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	31	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	23	180	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Gore Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay		Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3		3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	3	4	5	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	9
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	4	4	4	4

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