Scarborough Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
12.9°C
2.6° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 12AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (20 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
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)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
50
53
27
52
26
26
67
25
23
11
16
8
8
7
11
21
19
19
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:06AM1.98m
12:28PM2.05m
00:54AM1.98m
1:19PM2.06m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.76m
6:08AM0.78m
6:48PM0.73m
6:56AM0.74m
7:36PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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7:57
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Temp °C
16
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
14
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
9
8
8
6
5
5
6
7
8
9
13
16
13
10
9
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