Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 106 | 101 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 62 | 103 | 172 | 174 | 232 | 157 | 149 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:43PM2.29m | 6:08AM2.29m | 6:30PM2.32m | 6:59AM2.35m | 7:22PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.48m | 12:21PM0.47m | 00:47AM0.47m | 1:10PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 106 | 101 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 62 | 103 | 172 | 174 | 232 | 157 | 149 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 37 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 51 | 27 | 23 |
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