Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 18 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
NE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
47
7
7
7
9
10
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
7
7
5
17
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
SW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:18AM2.45m
5:47PM2.67m
6:18AM2.45m
6:45PM2.68m
7:18AM2.45m
7:42PM2.64m
Low Tide
11:28AM0.32m
00:07AM0.33m
12:26PM0.29m
1:06AM0.31m
1:23PM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:39
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
10
11
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
9
8
7
7
7
8
6
6
8
9
6
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
4
7
7
7
5
4
3
3
3
1
2
4
4
10
11
5
5
2
6
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
4
32
4
4
3
7
7
6
7
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
13
2
4
4
6
6
5
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
2
4
2
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
47
4
6
6
9
10
7
5
5
5
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
36
36
27
36
36
36
150
36
36
150
36
180
180
180
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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