Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 81 | 83 | 137 | 205 | 265 | 339 | 343 | 465 | 448 | 520 | 507 | 503 | 484 | 484 | 471 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:05PM2.63m | 5:33AM2.46m | 6:00PM2.60m | 6:29AM2.43m | 6:54PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.19m | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:46AM0.15m | 00:21AM0.23m | 12:39PM0.15m | 1:14AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 81 | 83 | 137 | 205 | 265 | 339 | 343 | 465 | 448 | 520 | 507 | 503 | 484 | 484 | 471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 4 | S 15 | S 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | SSE 24 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 19 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | N 3 | E 13 | S 5 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 14 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 23 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 101 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 79 | — | 110 | 279 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 23 | 64 | 27 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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