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Scarborough Beach

Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

No photo of Scarborough Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:02 pm
7 am
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
Now
6.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 pm
7.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C56°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
138 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:02 pm
Today
7.1Great7 am43
7.1Great8 am75
7.0Great9 am96
6.7Good10 am138
6.8Good11 am1610
6.8Good12 pm1710
6.7Good1 pm1711
6.6Good2 pm1610
6.8Good3 pm1710
6.9Good4 pm1610
6.8Good5 pm1710
6.7Good6 pm159
6.9GoodNow138
7.1Great8 pm128
Sat
6.8Good7 am159
6.9Good8 am138
7.2Great9 am127
7.4Great10 am127
7.5Great11 am128
7.5Great12 pm138
7.6Great1 pm138
7.7Great2 pm138
7.8Great3 pm1710
7.5Great4 pm2616
7.4Great5 pm2616
7.3Great6 pm2616
7.2Great7 pm2516
7.3Great8 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 pm, -0.7 m. High at 3 am, 0.9 m. Low at 9 am, -0.7 m. High at 3 pm, 1.0 mLow 9 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 3 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 9 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 9 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 9 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 5 pm to 9 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 15%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 29%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m290 ft away
  • Showers90 m290 ft away
  • Drinking water100 m320 ft away
  • Parking11 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m200 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink24 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables350 m0.2 mi away
  • Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m570 ft
Nearest town
5 km3.1 miLyttelton (town)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miChristchurch Airport (CHC)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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