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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.1° C
(Which is 4.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 32 | 44 | 68 | 100 | 131 | 138 | 107 | 85 | 60 | 44 | 32 | 41 | 166 | 171 | 153 | 105 | 127 | 119 | 56 | 43 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:19PM 2.15 | 1:47AM 2.15 | 2:08PM 2.11 | 2:37AM 2.17 | 2:57PM 2.09 | 3:25AM 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:06AM 0.68 | 7:35PM 0.62 | 8:04AM 0.75 | 8:19PM 0.67 | 8:58AM 0.78 | 9:02PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
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