Scarborough Surf Break
Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Scarborough

Issued: 11 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
12.4° C

2.1°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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (06 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
20
1.3
SSE
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
53
72
69
64
44
32
18
19
9
33
9
8
10
8
7
7
7
3
48
104
309
1203
1352
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
5
W
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
SW
20
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:46AM1.97m
8:56PM2.07m
9:30AM1.97m
9:45PM2.07m
10:15AM2.00m
10:36PM2.08m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.67m
3:17AM0.64m
3:26PM0.66m
4:04AM0.62m
4:15PM0.65m
4:52AM0.60m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
10
8
9
8
9
11
11
9
9
9
9
10
13
17
11
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
9
8
10
9
9
4
7
5
5
7
10
6
6
6
6
7
10
14
7
6
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
S
17
0.1
NE
8
0.4
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
20
1.3
SSE
20
Energy kJ
53
53
72
69
64
44
32
18
19
3
2
9
3
3
2
3
7
7
22
2
104
215
1203
1352
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
NE
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
19
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
3
3
1
4
6
7
9
2
1
8
8
8
7
24
22
3
4
309
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.2
S
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
4
11
4
1
5
5
5
1
7
6
25
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
5
S
18
Energy kJ
41
1
33
6
10
8
48
3
2
1
14971
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
133
23
31
31
31
31
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
185
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
9
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
3
3
4
4
9
4
5
4
5
3
3
3
3
4
5
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
9
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