Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 23s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8PM is: 0.9m 23s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 23s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 404 | 1783 | 738 | 260 | 246 | 189 | 181 | 176 | 126 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 190 | 167 | 246 | 325 | 322 | 312 | 218 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:25AM2.39m | 7:50PM2.45m | 8:22AM2.35m | 8:46PM2.36m | 9:16AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM0.22m | 2:06AM0.31m | 2:25PM0.33m | 2:59AM0.39m | 3:20PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 447 | 355 | 346 | 253 | 246 | 246 | 189 | 181 | 176 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 82 | 77 | 137 | 246 | 325 | 322 | 312 | 218 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 422 | 404 | 401 | 290 | 260 | 110 | 108 | 91 | 86 | 48 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 134 | 76 | 75 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | — | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SE 21 | SSE 20 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1783 | 738 | — | 46 | 45 | 43 | 17 | 37 | — | — | — | 190 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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