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Scarborough Surf Forecast
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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 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
16.3° C
(Which is 3.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 33 | 122 | 30 | 74 | 123 | 40 | 51 | 99 | 125 | 132 | 146 | 149 | 115 | 129 | 132 | 100 | 105 | 83 | 69 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 38 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:33PM 2.37 | 4:03AM 2.53 | 4:33PM 2.42 | 5:01AM 2.62 | 5:33PM 2.45 | 6:01AM 2.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:24AM 0.45 | 9:44PM 0.36 | 10:23AM 0.40 | 10:42PM 0.33 | 11:23AM 0.35 | 11:42PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
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