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Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast 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
16.4° 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 11PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 48 | 20 | 70 | 103 | 171 | 181 | 327 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:29PM 2.26 | 7:45AM 2.15 | 8:14PM 2.25 | 8:33AM 2.12 | 8:56PM 2.22 | 9:21AM 2.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:09PM 0.57 | 1:36AM 0.63 | 1:52PM 0.63 | 2:21AM 0.69 | 2:33PM 0.70 | 3:05AM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
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