Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
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. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
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
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
92
90
65
61
61
42
42
25
25
14
14
13
21
24
24
1
1
1
1
3
1
7
2
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
E
5
NE
0
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
E
0
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:55PM2.47m
10:26AM2.33m
10:52PM2.38m
11:18AM2.28m
11:48PM2.30m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.39m
4:17AM0.43m
4:35PM0.41m
5:12AM0.45m
5:29PM0.43m
6:06AM0.47m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:43
5:40
5:39
5:37
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
13
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
16
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
19
8
7
8
7
7
7
6
10
13
11
10
11
11
9
9
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
92
92
90
65
61
61
42
42
25
25
14
14
13
6
24
24
1
1
1
1
1
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
21
6
6
4
4
3
1
3
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
5
23
5
21
21
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
23
0
0
0
0
2
2
23
31
23
23
23
23
23
23
31
31
31
23
31
31
31
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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