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Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.6° C
 (Which is 3.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
E
0.2
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)988888878877798888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75617665343332211820503823724231413343434383722
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassoncross-
on		ononononglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
2.09
5:44AM
2.22
6:03PM
2.09
6:25AM
2.23
6:46PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.72
11:27PM
0.63
11:59AM
0.65
12:12AM
0.56
12:44PM
0.59
12:54AM
0.51
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset---9:07-------9:07-------9:06----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313141312121113141514131212111315141413131313
Feels °C (?)121010111110111011121211101011101213111110101010
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