Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 112 | 49 | 55 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 67 | 110 | 47 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:33PM2.48m | 6:01AM2.37m | 6:26PM2.43m | 6:59AM2.34m | 7:20PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.27m | 12:13PM0.22m | 00:46AM0.30m | 1:05PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 61 | 49 | 55 | 46 | 33 | 36 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 49 | 15 | 110 | 43 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 12 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 20 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 184 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 112 | 23 | 27 | 89 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 81 | 175 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 133 | 180 | 180 | 0 |
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