Scarborough Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
13.6°C
2.5° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 6AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
1.2
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
10
6
3
3
12
8
10
11
13
13
9
22
12
12
21
16
27
22
20
18
12
10
106
45
51
218
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
0
NNW
0
WSW
0
NW
5
NE
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:50PM2.30m
12:18PM2.33m
00:42AM2.26m
1:13PM2.27m
1:35AM2.22m
2:04PM2.24m
2:29AM2.20m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.39m
6:36PM0.43m
6:53AM0.42m
7:29PM0.45m
7:48AM0.47m
8:18PM0.48m
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Temp °C
13
13
12
14
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
14
13
10
8
7
8
8
8
11
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
13
15
15
14
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