Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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 10PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
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
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212121111111113131010141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92918784538250106104694444423937212131682725373635
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
25
W
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
2.13
2:10AM
2.22
2:35PM
2.22
2:57AM
2.29
3:22PM
2.32
3:46AM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
0.58
8:21AM
0.50
8:47PM
0.52
9:09AM
0.45
9:38PM
0.45
9:59AM
0.41
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset5:57-------5:54-------5:53-------
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C18151312109111414141414119111616131210991015
Feels °C (?)12101096581211121089679111010877712
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