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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 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
16.8° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 291 | 238 | 225 | 173 | 170 | 127 | 167 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 118 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 33 | 54 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:26PM 2.41 | 7:50AM 2.38 | 8:22PM 2.46 | 8:50AM 2.35 | 9:18PM 2.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:11PM 0.39 | 1:35AM 0.39 | 2:03PM 0.39 | 2:31AM 0.42 | 2:57PM 0.41 | 3:31AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
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