Scarborough Surf Break

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.1°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 (21 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
8
8
21
116
254
273
162
103
45
40
36
34
31
29
14
12
12
11
14
14
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
0
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
SW
5
WNW
0
SSW
0
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:10PM2.32m
10:35AM2.27m
11:04PM2.26m
11:29AM2.23m
11:55PM2.20m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.40m
4:24AM0.44m
4:44PM0.52m
5:19AM0.51m
5:42PM0.63m
6:11AM0.57m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
9
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
8
7
6
7
7
8
6
4
6
9
8
7
6
6
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
10
9
8
8
21
116
254
273
162
8
10
9
6
10
11
12
10
6
6
7
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
14
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
10
10
1
1
3
4
8
8
6
8
103
45
40
36
34
31
29
14
12
12
11
10
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
3
13
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.4
NE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
21
8
29
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
4
5
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
23
23
31
23
23
23
2
23
31
31
31
21
0
2
2
2
2
2
31
23
23
23
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
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