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Scarborough Surf Photo: 'Saturday morning' by Milan

Lat Long: 43.57° S 172.77° E

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scarborough sea temperature is

12.2° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	NNE		SE	SE	ENE
	11 s	on		12 s	5 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	ENE	E	SE	SE	NE
	11 s	cross- on	5 s	11 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	ENE	ENE	SE	SSE	S
	11 s	on	3 s	11 s	9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	ENE	ENE	SE	ENE	NE
	11 s	on	3 s	11 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	NE	NE	ENE	SE	ENE
	11 s	on	4 s	4 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	NNW		ENE	SE	ENE
	11 s	glass		4 s	11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	WSW		ENE	SE	ENE
	11 s	cross- off		4 s	11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	W		ENE	SE	ENE
	11 s	cross- off		5 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	NW		ENE	SE	SSE
	9 s	glass		7 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	ENE		ENE	SE	ENE
	9 s	glass		5 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	ENE	ENE	SE	SSE	S
	9 s	cross- on	5 s	11 s	16 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	NNE		ENE	SE	ENE
	11 s	glass		5 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	NW		ENE	SE	ENE
	8 s	glass		4 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	W		ENE	ENE	SE
	8 s	cross- off		4 s	7 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW	WSW	ENE	SE	SSE
	7 s	cross- off	2 s	7 s	9 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW	W	ENE	SE	SSE
	7 s	off	2 s	7 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ENE	S		ENE	SE	SSE
	7 s	glass		7 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 51 minutes after high water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 1.5m (5.1 ft). Range 2.47m (8.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:10 am 8 Nov 2025