Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

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Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)56677788888881212121212121212899101111111111111111111110101010101010111212121212121212111111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)461382051931992202323363444531027115935553653046144741941240770238960372978879885184974676473777265945747138131727827630841623446747438235028528027622521617216216212717516611395120
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
35
NE
40
ENE
45
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
0
SE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
ononononononononcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
2.09
3:35PM
2.24
3:55AM
2.11
4:18PM
2.25
4:38AM
2.12
5:01PM
2.27
5:22AM
2.12
5:44PM
2.28
6:07AM
2.11
6:27PM
2.28
6:55AM
2.12
7:13PM
2.28
7:44AM
2.14
8:03PM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
0.80
9:10AM
0.73
9:49PM
0.76
9:58AM
0.68
10:33PM
0.70
10:45AM
0.61
11:18PM
0.63
11:30AM
0.54
12:04AM
0.56
12:14PM
0.47
12:49AM
0.50
12:58PM
0.42
1:34AM
0.45
1:44PM
0.39
2:21AM
0.44
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise----8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------7:56-------
Sunset------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:09-------5:10-------5:12-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101099999101010910101111111111101010111212121111111213131312111099111312109988111110998881011109888
Feels °C (?)5424445667777998998767554789898875557912976655997675556775122
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