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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 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
16.5° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 42 | 119 | 204 | 258 | 345 | 435 | 490 | 474 | 397 | 456 | 1535 | 418 | 463 | 500 | 410 | 349 | 356 | 294 | 235 | 188 | 180 | 144 | 149 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:21AM 2.08 | 8:36PM 2.18 | 9:06AM 2.05 | 9:17PM 2.13 | 9:50AM 2.02 | 10:02PM 2.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:05AM 0.74 | 2:16PM 0.77 | 2:49AM 0.77 | 3:00PM 0.81 | 3:34AM 0.79 | 3:47PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 11 |
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