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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.7° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 10 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 88 | 71 | 141 | 41 | 84 | 175 | 210 | 251 | 314 | 393 | 488 | 490 | 474 | 2563 | 610 | 555 | 487 | 410 | 349 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33AM 2.12 | 7:56PM 2.22 | 8:21AM 2.08 | 8:36PM 2.18 | 9:06AM 2.05 | 9:17PM 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:21AM 0.69 | 1:33PM 0.70 | 2:05AM 0.74 | 2:16PM 0.77 | 2:49AM 0.77 | 3:00PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thu 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
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