Scarborough surf break

Scarborough surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 07 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Scarborough today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 10AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

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Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
2.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010151615101099966667788888814131212111112899991011111111111111101111111110101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)41413734342042444355313021191657711112718021422034238025994429733349845474237137239888931054173769573179380773773733553164718610557634381319308249259242188186236148111
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
25
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononcrossglassonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
2.06
2:04PM
2.20
2:25AM
2.07
2:50PM
2.22
3:11AM
2.09
3:35PM
2.24
3:55AM
2.11
4:18PM
2.25
4:38AM
2.12
5:01PM
2.27
5:22AM
2.12
5:44PM
2.28
6:07AM
2.11
6:27PM
2.28
6:55AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
0.76
8:24PM
0.83
8:23AM
0.76
9:06PM
0.80
9:10AM
0.73
9:49PM
0.76
9:58AM
0.68
10:33PM
0.70
10:45AM
0.61
11:18PM
0.63
11:30AM
0.54
12:04AM
0.56
12:14PM
0.47
12:49AM
0.50
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Sunrise--8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------7:58-------7:58-------7:58-
Sunset----5:05-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:09-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C6667777777899910101099991011111110111212111111101010111211121111111113141312101099101110988889
Feels °C (?)45444433345666555335557798910108997766646877688887766777655667
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