Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 83 | 87 | 112 | 78 | 50 | 48 | 32 | 19 | 323 | 408 | 355 | 395 | 140 | 91 | 61 | 54 | 31 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:16PM2.30m | 8:47AM2.32m | 9:10PM2.24m | 9:37AM2.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.43m | 2:26AM0.44m | 2:52PM0.56m | 3:17AM0.54m | 3:46PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 87 | 112 | 78 | 50 | 48 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 355 | 395 | 76 | 79 | 61 | 54 | 31 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 17 | — | — | 15 | 24 | 25 | 140 | 91 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | ESE 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 37 | 23 | 119 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 49 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 136 | 256 | 323 | 408 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 206 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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