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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 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
16.5° C
(Which is 4.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 98 | 74 | 74 | 52 | 34 | 108 | 113 | 85 | 110 | 68 | 49 | 79 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 33 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:33PM 2.45 | 6:01AM 2.67 | 6:31PM 2.46 | 6:58AM 2.68 | 7:29PM 2.45 | 7:54AM 2.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:42PM 0.30 | 12:22PM 0.31 | 12:40AM 0.28 | 1:20PM 0.29 | 1:37AM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
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