Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111110111114131014141413135555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50103104694444423940242224733426373635323147536166
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
0
WSW
15
E
15
NE
15
N
20
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
2.22
2:57AM
2.29
3:22PM
2.32
3:46AM
2.36
4:12PM
2.41
4:38AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.50
8:47PM
0.52
9:09AM
0.45
9:38PM
0.45
9:59AM
0.41
10:30PM
0.41
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset--5:54-------5:53-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C111515141413119101616141110991012171617181617
Feels °C (?)7141211108867111011887789131011121213
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