Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 9AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 44 | 74 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 51 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:47AM2.38m | 00:16AM2.25m | 12:43PM2.38m | 1:11AM2.28m | 1:38PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.45m | 6:09PM0.47m | 6:25AM0.40m | 7:03PM0.41m | 7:19AM0.35m | 7:54PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | S 17 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 16 | E 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 87 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 40 | 4 | 81 | 79 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 16 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 44 | 74 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 34 | — | 28 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 32 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 64 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 150 | 133 | 182 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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