Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSE 17 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 340 | 198 | 101 | 119 | 119 | 99 | 113 | 104 | 132 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:47AM2.06m | 3:12PM2.17m | 3:31AM2.08m | 3:54PM2.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.73m | 8:50AM0.66m | 9:23PM0.67m | 9:39AM0.60m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | N 4 | N 4 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 6 | E 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 119 | 119 | 99 | 113 | 104 | 62 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | — | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 13 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 29 | — | 60 | 101 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 14 | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | — | E 13 | SE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | 13 | 5 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 340 | 198 | 69 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 132 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 245 | 175 | 62 |
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