Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 12PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 62 | 48 | 24 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 108 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 24 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:47AM2.16m | 9:19PM2.03m | 9:28AM2.10m | 10:02PM1.99m | 10:12AM2.06m | 10:46PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.74m | 3:05PM0.73m | 3:12AM0.76m | 3:48PM0.73m | 3:56AM0.76m | 4:33PM0.72m | 4:42AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | 8:34 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 54 | 53 | 28 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 62 | 18 | 24 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 53 | 68 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | S 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 10 | E 6 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | N 3 | — | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 48 | 16 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 66 | 8 | 98 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 27 | 17 | 8 | — | — | 15 | 46 | 108 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 64 | 31 | 31 | 162 | 206 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
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