Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 41 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 212 | 191 | 129 | 73 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 34 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:58PM2.06m | 11:18AM2.12m | 11:44PM2.02m | 12:09PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.79m | 5:02AM0.80m | 5:41PM0.80m | 5:48AM0.79m | 6:29PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 212 | 191 | 129 | 73 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | N 3 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 34 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | NE 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 15 | S 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 452 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 2 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 445 | 717 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 31 |
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