Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 214 | 319 | 344 | 306 | 250 | 840 | 750 | 587 | 146 | 130 | 99 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:46PM2.53m | 4:13AM2.40m | 4:40PM2.52m | 5:06AM2.39m | 5:33PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.23m | 10:03PM0.26m | 10:27AM0.18m | 10:59PM0.26m | 11:21AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 216 | 212 | 171 | 146 | 130 | 99 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 19 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 46 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 149 | 214 | 319 | 344 | 306 | 250 | 840 | 750 | 587 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 180 | 62 | 51 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 23 |
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