Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 6AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | SSE 10 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 267 | 305 | 298 | 240 | 162 | 123 | 67 | 61 | 37 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:37PM2.25m | 8:07AM2.29m | 8:33PM2.24m | 8:59AM2.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.50m | 2:11PM0.53m | 2:39AM0.51m | 3:09PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 111 | 267 | 305 | 298 | 240 | 162 | 123 | 67 | 61 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | N 3 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 12 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | NE 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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