Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scarborough sea temperature is

11.7°C

Scarborough surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Scarborough today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s
Evening (29 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 28			Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	38	87	47	62	105	170	172	232	157	149	146	149	157	149	97	89	98	99	95
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	NE	N	W	SW	NW	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		6:30PM2.32m				6:59AM2.35m					7:22PM2.32m				7:53AM2.40m				8:19PM2.31m
Low Tide				00:47AM0.47m					1:10PM0.47m				1:35AM0.46m				2:02PM0.48m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	9	8	7	6	9	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	10
Feels °C	10	9	7	5	4	3	6	8	9	9	8	8	7	7	8	6	5	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	33	32	32	62	105	170	172	232	157	149	146	149	157	149	97	89	98	99	95
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	E 7	SSE 15	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 3	NE 3	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 12	—
kJ	38	1	47	32	31	12	12	11	11	11	11	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 15	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 3	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5
kJ	—	87	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	2	10	20	25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Taylors Mistake Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	27	23	0	2	0	0	1	0	27	31	31	23	27	33	31	31	33	33	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Fields	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Shag Beach Otago	Riversdale Wairarapa	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Propellers Wellington	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	4	7	4	9	9	5	5	5	6	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Airport Rights New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	4	5	6	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5

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