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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 160 | 125 | 112 | 73 | 106 | 233 | 432 | 181 | 136 | 178 | 228 | 98 | 169 | 127 | 91 | 119 | 86 | 57 | 55 | 65 | 277 | 264 | 186 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | on | on | off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:58AM 2.31 | 2:22PM 2.23 | 2:49AM 2.28 | 3:13PM 2.22 | 3:39AM 2.27 | 4:04PM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:39PM 0.43 | 8:15AM 0.45 | 8:32PM 0.43 | 9:03AM 0.45 | 9:25PM 0.43 | 9:52AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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