Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 58 | 53 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 82 | 117 | 56 | 319 | 79 | 50 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 87 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26PM2.43m | 6:59AM2.34m | 7:20PM2.37m | 7:55AM2.33m | 8:16PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.22m | 00:46AM0.30m | 1:05PM0.31m | 1:36AM0.36m | 1:58PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 58 | 53 | 41 | 20 | 32 | 42 | 47 | 47 | 56 | 77 | 79 | 50 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 87 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 16 | 117 | 48 | 31 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 16 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 184 | 15 | 53 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 16 | S 3 | SW 3 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 19 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 59 | 25 | 32 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 107 | 111 | 319 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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