Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 52 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 38 | 56 | 52 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 59 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:13AM2.14m | 12:42PM2.23m | 1:02AM2.11m | 1:30PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.76m | 6:24AM0.69m | 7:05PM0.79m | 7:08AM0.73m | 7:52PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 38 | 56 | 52 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 12 | E 13 | NE 4 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | ESE 17 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 59 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 18 | E 19 | E 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 13 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 52 | 23 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 162 | 162 | 301 | 304 | 161 | 161 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 294 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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