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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.1° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 412 | 525 | 1635 | 1385 | 1452 | 352 | 406 | 308 | 282 | 356 | 452 | 512 | 905 | 980 | 920 | 734 | 528 | 403 | 332 | 210 | 164 | 125 | 117 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:44PM 2.07 | 12:10PM 2.00 | 12:35AM 2.10 | 1:00PM 2.05 | 1:23AM 2.15 | 1:48PM 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:04AM 0.70 | 6:14PM 0.70 | 6:52AM 0.63 | 7:04PM 0.64 | 7:37AM 0.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
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