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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 42 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 85 | 61 | 135 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:57AM 2.29 | 3:22PM 2.32 | 3:46AM 2.36 | 4:12PM 2.41 | 4:38AM 2.41 | 5:07PM 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:09AM 0.45 | 9:38PM 0.45 | 9:59AM 0.41 | 10:30PM 0.41 | 10:53AM 0.38 | 11:24PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
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