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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 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
19.3° C
 (Which is 4.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 10). An 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 (10 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (10 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.9
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1489555677711777111145667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20578151712182827452315156924247210712213611511499
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
2.10
12:29AM
2.18
12:52PM
2.07
1:17AM
2.17
1:39PM
2.05
2:06AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
0.75
6:49AM
0.83
6:59PM
0.78
7:39AM
0.83
7:43PM
0.78
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset---8:44-------8:43-------8:42----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151719191819191616191615141414151617171817181819
Feels °C (?)141617181718171514181413121211121313141515171717
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