Scarborough Surf Break

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
10.6° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Scarborough today (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
80
77
75
74
73
74
132
137
135
126
168
121
158
115
110
290
430
387
386
157
130
143
138
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
NNE
20
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNW
15
NW
10
NNE
15
NW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross
off
High Tide
6:19PM2.16m
6:45AM2.01m
6:59PM2.14m
7:30AM2.00m
7:42PM2.13m
8:15AM2.00m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.63m
00:39AM0.65m
12:46PM0.60m
1:21AM0.61m
1:27PM0.58m
2:02AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
11
13
13
14
15
14
12
13
10
10
8
8
Feels °C
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
8
7
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
8
7
7
6
7
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.4
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
1.4
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
85
80
77
75
74
73
74
132
137
61
126
168
121
158
115
110
187
132
121
386
157
130
143
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.4
NE
5
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.5
E
11
0.6
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
9
5
4
4
19
28
30
4
4
16
6
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
7
59
55
91
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
S
4
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
58
15
19
19
17
17
16
18
6
6
5
5
3
30
2
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
ENE
11
0.1
NE
7
0.7
N
4
1
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.5
S
3
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
14
1
1
36
135
2
12
37
18
21
16
290
430
387
14
17
6
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
31
21
0
0
0
0
31
31
21
0
31
31
31
51
51
143
62
33
133
1
23
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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