Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:06AM2.39m | 5:33PM2.48m | 6:01AM2.37m | 6:26PM2.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.26m | 11:21AM0.17m | 11:53PM0.27m | 12:13PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 16 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 45 | 38 | 20 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
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