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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 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
16.9° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 280 | 236 | 220 | 169 | 169 | 125 | 161 | 119 | 86 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 361 | 344 | 220 | 134 | 89 | 87 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 82 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:49AM 2.28 | 3:13PM 2.22 | 3:39AM 2.27 | 4:04PM 2.21 | 4:29AM 2.26 | 4:54PM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:32PM 0.43 | 9:03AM 0.45 | 9:25PM 0.43 | 9:52AM 0.46 | 10:20PM 0.44 | 10:43AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
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