Scarborough Surf Break

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 11 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
11.0° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 4PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
1.1
ENE
10
0.5
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
17
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
104
123
178
188
265
203
137
108
160
157
128
49
49
50
49
49
49
48
47
49
50
49
82
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
SW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
0
ENE
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
W
Wind State
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:19PM2.23m
4:38AM2.09m
5:00PM2.21m
5:18AM2.07m
5:40PM2.18m
6:00AM2.04m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.73m
10:34PM0.76m
10:43AM0.71m
11:15PM0.73m
11:25AM0.67m
11:57PM0.69m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
6
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
100
104
116
114
112
102
98
71
70
50
44
41
49
49
15
49
49
49
48
47
49
50
49
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
17
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
31
62
123
178
188
205
203
137
108
160
157
128
38
35
50
13
9
8
8
5
4
4
4
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
1.1
ENE
10
1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
265
736
6
16
16
13
12
11
10
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
Energy kJ
4
6
122
148
16
14
40
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
21
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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