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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 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
16.9° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 38 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 107 | 78 | 167 | 307 | 421 | 698 | 734 | 832 | 849 | 817 | 850 | 884 | 791 | 716 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:14PM 2.48 | 10:48AM 2.31 | 11:11PM 2.45 | 11:44AM 2.29 | 12:08AM 2.40 | 12:37PM 2.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:32AM 0.49 | 4:54PM 0.44 | 5:33AM 0.49 | 5:52PM 0.44 | 6:31AM 0.47 | 6:47PM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
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