Scarborough Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
9.3° C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Scarborough today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.6
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
27
16
15
25
15
25
15
29
46
53
29
17
18
22
14
13
21
20
30
33
39
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:02PM2.36m
00:31AM2.25m
1:00PM2.42m
1:29AM2.29m
1:56PM2.47m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.48m
6:24PM0.53m
6:42AM0.42m
7:21PM0.45m
7:36AM0.36m
8:15PM0.36m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
12
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
7
5
6
6
6
6
8
10
11
9
6
6
5
4
3
4
6
6
7
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