Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 72 | 56 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 67 | 40 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:37AM2.30m | 10:01PM2.19m | 10:25AM2.27m | 10:50PM2.15m | 11:12AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.66m | 4:08AM0.64m | 4:41PM0.74m | 4:58AM0.71m | 5:34PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SSE 12 | E 11 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 72 | 57 | 56 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 67 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | S 13 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | E 9 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | E 11 | SSE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 89 | 72 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 7 | 41 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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