Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 23s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 23s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 507 | 503 | 484 | 484 | 471 | 447 | 404 | 1532 | 738 | 263 | 258 | 189 | 181 | 176 | 126 | 125 | 140 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:54PM2.53m | 7:25AM2.39m | 7:50PM2.45m | 8:22AM2.35m | 8:46PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.15m | 1:14AM0.26m | 1:32PM0.22m | 2:06AM0.31m | 2:25PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 520 | 507 | 503 | 484 | 484 | 471 | 447 | 355 | 346 | 265 | 258 | 258 | 189 | 181 | 176 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 183 | 422 | 404 | 401 | 290 | 263 | 110 | 108 | 53 | 86 | 48 | 72 | 140 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 20 | S 24 | — | — | — | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | NNE 3 | SSE 22 | NNE 4 | SSE 21 | SE 21 | SSE 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 81 | 31 | 11 | — | — | — | 1532 | 738 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 43 | 17 | 38 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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