Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is

14.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8AM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s
Evening (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 9	N 3	NNE 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	ENE 6	NE 6	NNE 8	NE 8	SE 4	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	34	19	11	13	23	20	21	24	20	19	10	3	5	6	10	8	11	11	9	14	12	11	7	12
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	SW	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	10:56PM2.33m				11:21AM2.40m				11:50PM2.30m				12:18PM2.33m				00:42AM2.26m					1:13PM2.27m
Low Tide			5:03AM0.37m				5:41PM0.41m				5:59AM0.39m				6:36PM0.43m				6:53AM0.42m					7:29PM0.45m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	18	18	18	18	18	17	14	14	16	14	11	10	10	10	10	11	12	13	13	13
Feels °C	8	7	8	10	12	11	11	12	13	14	12	11	13	11	8	8	8	7	7	9	10	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 9	ENE 9	SE 12	SE 12	NE 8	ENE 6	NE 8	NE 9	NE 8	ENE 7	N 3	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 16	S 16	S 16	E 5	E 5
kJ	34	19	8	6	6	3	4	3	12	10	4	2	5	3	5	6	11	11	9	5	5	5	7	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 6	S 9	S 9	NE 6	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 8	ENE 6	NE 8	NE 8	S 14	S 14	S 16	S 16	S 15	ESE 4	ESE 5	—	S 15	S 14
kJ	15	15	4	1	1	2	6	6	6	5	3	3	3	2	32	59	5	5	5	13	12	—	5	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ENE 5	SE 12	S 13	S 13	SE 12	NE 8	E 12	S 13	SE 12	SE 12	NE 8	E 11	NNE 8	NE 8	SE 11	—	SE 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 14	E 14
kJ	3	2	6	3	3	6	3	3	13	5	5	3	2	6	10	5	—	5	1	14	9	9	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NNW 4	N 3	NNE 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	—	SSW 3	SSE 3	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	—	NE 6
kJ	9	13	11	13	23	20	21	24	20	19	10	—	1	4	9	8	7	3	4	6	7	11	—	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gore Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	89	133	133	133	161	150	150	150	38	32	32	23	23	150	33	33	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Gore Bay								Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay		Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay
Rating (10 max)	1								1	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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