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Scarborough Surf Forecast
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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 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
16.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 106 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 171 | 201 | 196 | 150 | 95 | 88 | 65 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:29AM 2.26 | 4:54PM 2.21 | 5:19AM 2.24 | 5:46PM 2.23 | 6:08AM 2.22 | 6:39PM 2.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:43AM 0.47 | 11:12PM 0.47 | 11:35AM 0.49 | 12:02AM 0.51 | 12:23PM 0.52 | 12:50AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
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