Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
E
9
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
167
160
125
92
92
90
65
61
61
42
42
25
25
14
14
20
22
24
24
21
1
9
5
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
0
SW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:32AM2.36m
9:55PM2.47m
10:26AM2.33m
10:52PM2.38m
11:18AM2.28m
11:48PM2.30m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.41m
3:37PM0.39m
4:17AM0.43m
4:35PM0.41m
5:12AM0.45m
5:29PM0.43m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:09
7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:43
5:40
5:39
5:37
Temp °C
7
7
7
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
13
16
15
13
13
13
12
13
16
20
18
17
16
3
4
4
8
8
7
8
9
7
6
7
10
13
13
10
11
12
10
10
14
17
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
167
167
160
125
92
92
90
65
61
61
42
42
25
25
14
14
6
6
24
24
21
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
26
24
3
3
7
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
22
6
6
1
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.4
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
4
6
6
5
23
5
21
21
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
20
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
9
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
23
2
0
0
0
2
2
23
23
31
23
23
23
23
27
31
31
31
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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