Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 9AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 4 | SE 10 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | NE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 54 | 47 | 113 | 127 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:49AM2.37m | 11:21PM2.24m | 11:47AM2.38m | 00:16AM2.25m | 12:43PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.50m | 5:11PM0.53m | 5:31AM0.45m | 6:09PM0.47m | 6:25AM0.40m | 7:03PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 4 | 50 | 53 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 9 | E 7 | S 17 | SE 10 | S 9 | E 8 | N 3 | S 18 | NE 5 | NE 8 | S 16 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 85 | 29 | 36 | 32 | 16 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 15 | E 10 | E 8 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 18 | — | SSW 10 | NNE 8 | NE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 63 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 79 | 44 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 21 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | — | 2 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 36 | 52 | 54 | 47 | 113 | 127 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 133 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 143 | 143 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 |
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