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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 07 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
16.1° C
(Which is 3.6°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: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 39 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 42 | 40 | 53 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 101 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:58AM 2.68 | 7:29PM 2.45 | 7:54AM 2.64 | 8:26PM 2.43 | 8:49AM 2.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:40AM 0.28 | 1:20PM 0.29 | 1:37AM 0.27 | 2:16PM 0.30 | 2:31AM 0.28 | 3:10PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
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