- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Scarborough Surf Forecast
/ Canterbury (28 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 May 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
48 | 86 | 109 | 149 | 470 | 112 | 143 | 140 | 147 | 134 | 486 | 574 | 202 | 318 | 249 | 212 | 327 | 334 | 289 | 307 | 274 | 222 | 218 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:48PM2.25m | 5:07AM2.10m | 5:30PM2.23m | 5:49AM2.08m | 6:10PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.72m | 11:03PM0.74m | 11:11AM0.73m | 11:44PM0.75m | 11:52AM0.73m | 00:25AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 48 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 132 | 112 | 143 | 140 | 147 | 134 | 486 | 574 | 16 | 318 | 14 | 212 | 327 | 334 | 289 | 307 | 274 | 222 | 218 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 7 | S 13 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 16 | — | 14 | — | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 32 | 19 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 86 | 109 | 149 | 470 | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 160 | 202 | — | 249 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 51 | 32 | 38 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Scarborough surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest