Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
12 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
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
NE
5
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NE
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
3
3
5
5
3
3
3
3
8
4
1
4
11
30
102
51
49
61
48
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
N
15
NW
30
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:31AM2.21m
1:56PM2.17m
2:21AM2.19m
2:47PM2.18m
3:10AM2.18m
3:37PM2.21m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.52m
8:11PM0.56m
8:32AM0.54m
9:05PM0.59m
9:21AM0.57m
9:56PM0.62m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:18
7:20
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5:35
5:34
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
18
15
13
13
13
12
13
17
20
18
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
13
12
12
15
15
13
11
11
11
9
10
15
17
15
4
8
10
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
3
3
5
5
3
3
2
2
1
4
1
2
7
30
102
51
49
61
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
E
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
4
11
20
1
5
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.2
S
14
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
11
11
9
34
3
3
3
6
2
1
1
15
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.6
NNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.6
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
Energy kJ
4
3
8
1
7
2
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
1
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
23
31
23
23
175
31
27
23
2
23
27
64
31
31
89
23
23
23
2
23
31
31
31
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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