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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 35 | 38 | 40 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 54 | 61 | 111 | 114 | 114 | 103 | 88 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 158 | 247 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:38AM 2.41 | 5:07PM 2.49 | 5:34AM 2.43 | 6:06PM 2.56 | 6:34AM 2.42 | 7:04PM 2.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:53AM 0.38 | 11:24PM 0.38 | 11:48AM 0.36 | 12:20AM 0.38 | 12:43PM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
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