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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 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
17.3° C
(Which is 3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 12PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 817 | 850 | 903 | 972 | 837 | 839 | 3111 | 730 | 577 | 416 | 348 | 289 | 216 | 164 | 130 | 122 | 112 | 146 | 373 | 367 | 181 | 181 | 136 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:37PM 2.27 | 1:04AM 2.35 | 1:30PM 2.25 | 1:58AM 2.31 | 2:22PM 2.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:31AM 0.47 | 6:47PM 0.43 | 7:25AM 0.46 | 7:39PM 0.43 | 8:15AM 0.45 | 8:32PM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Mon 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
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