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Scarborough Surf Forecast
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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 28 Nov 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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 147 | 127 | 75 | 105 | 105 | 121 | 103 | 341 | 90 | 150 | 144 | 139 | 106 | 104 | 286 | 77 | 240 | 200 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 126 | 96 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:50PM 1.99 | 11:07AM 2.09 | 11:36PM 2.03 | 11:59AM 2.12 | 12:24AM 2.10 | 12:50PM 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:49AM 0.63 | 5:27PM 0.59 | 5:38AM 0.60 | 6:17PM 0.54 | 6:30AM 0.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 |
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