Scarborough Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is
14.6°C
3.6° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
1.2
NNE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.8
N
3
1
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
38
27
31
29
27
72
18
23
29
34
73
37
23
15
33
27
13
13
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02PM2.35m
10:23AM2.48m
10:56PM2.33m
11:21AM2.40m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.40m
4:05AM0.37m
4:44PM0.40m
5:03AM0.37m
5:41PM0.41m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
12
9
8
9
8
8
10
12
19
19
16
15
15
15
16
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
8
4
2
3
4
5
7
10
16
14
11
10
7
7
8
11
13
13
13
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