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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 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
17.1° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 351 | 422 | 275 | 158 | 87 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 64 | 124 | 122 | 162 | 110 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:04PM 2.21 | 4:29AM 2.26 | 4:54PM 2.21 | 5:19AM 2.24 | 5:46PM 2.23 | 6:08AM 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:52AM 0.46 | 10:20PM 0.44 | 10:43AM 0.47 | 11:12PM 0.47 | 11:35AM 0.49 | 12:02AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
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