Scarborough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Scarborough sea temperature is

9.6° C

Scarborough surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Scarborough today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	173	171	222	219	219	289	289	293	356	345	417	417	417	430	361	350	342	280	276	272	209	202	193
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	W	NNW	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	N	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	2:39AM2.08m					3:03PM2.21m				3:23AM2.08m				3:47PM2.20m				4:05AM2.07m				4:29PM2.19m
Low Tide			8:38AM0.74m					9:18PM0.76m				9:26AM0.70m				10:00PM0.73m				10:12AM0.65m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	4	4	4	7	10	8	8	7	7	7	8	10	12	10	10	9	9	8	8	10	13	12	10
Feels °C	1	0	0	4	7	5	5	4	5	4	5	7	9	6	6	5	6	6	6	7	11	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12
kJ	173	171	222	219	219	289	289	293	356	345	417	417	417	430	361	350	342	280	276	272	209	202	193
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 13	SSW 13	SE 6	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 16	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6
kJ	4	154	131	1	103	86	77	53	56	37	34	34	20	20	20	10	50	3	5	10	11	11	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 16	SSW 15	—	SSW 14	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17
kJ	40	39	9	6	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	23	—	70	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	12	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	23	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	31	31	31	2	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Motunau Beach	Motunau Beach	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Fields	Fields	Gore Bay	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Fields	Gore Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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