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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
17.1° C
(Which is 4.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 19 | 19 | 36 | 58 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 163 | 149 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:22PM 2.39 | 9:44AM 2.45 | 10:15PM 2.33 | 10:41AM 2.34 | 11:08PM 2.26 | 11:36AM 2.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:26AM 0.32 | 4:03PM 0.39 | 4:20AM 0.39 | 4:57PM 0.45 | 5:15AM 0.48 | 5:52PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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