Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 29 | 48 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 44 | 115 | 176 | 174 | 112 | 51 | 47 | 38 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:24PM2.67m | 6:55AM2.47m | 7:20PM2.61m | 7:52AM2.43m | 8:16PM2.51m | 8:47AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM0.21m | 00:46AM0.24m | 1:03PM0.19m | 1:41AM0.26m | 1:58PM0.22m | 2:34AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 115 | 176 | 174 | 112 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 14 | E 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | E 20 | E 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 47 | 38 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 14 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 295 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 32 | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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