Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 96 | 84 | 109 | 194 | 245 | 125 | 277 | 288 | 354 | 388 | 403 | 345 | 338 | 286 | 286 | 233 | 225 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 136 | 130 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:35AM2.13m | 2:04PM2.24m | 2:25AM2.11m | 2:51PM2.25m | 3:12AM2.10m | 3:36PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.68m | 8:26PM0.76m | 8:26AM0.72m | 9:11PM0.77m | 9:12AM0.74m | 9:53PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 75 | 96 | 84 | 109 | 194 | 245 | 82 | 277 | 288 | 354 | 388 | 403 | 345 | 338 | 286 | 286 | 233 | 225 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 136 | 130 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | S 9 | E 10 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 82 | 80 | 52 | 71 | 42 | 171 | 125 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 66 | 62 | 59 | 52 | 70 | 58 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | S 17 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 6 | 126 | 138 | 627 | 75 | 61 | 36 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 82 | 63 | 3 | 2 | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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