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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 28 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 3 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 98 | 50 | 48 | 23 | 46 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:21AM2.19m | 2:47PM2.18m | 3:10AM2.18m | 3:37PM2.21m | 3:59AM2.16m | 4:26PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.56m | 8:32AM0.54m | 9:05PM0.59m | 9:21AM0.57m | 9:56PM0.62m | 10:09AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 4 | N 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 30 | 98 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | NNW 3 | ENE 5 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 50 | 48 | 5 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 | S 14 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 64 | 31 | 31 | 133 | 151 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 31 |
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