Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 15 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 199 | 193 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 66 | 117 | 102 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 91 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:29PM2.19m | 4:46AM2.07m | 5:09PM2.19m | 5:29AM2.06m | 5:49PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.68m | 10:56AM0.59m | 11:27PM0.62m | 11:37AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 11 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 209 | 199 | 193 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 62 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | E 17 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 15 | E 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 16 | NE 6 | SE 16 | N 3 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 21 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 91 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 117 | 102 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 89 | 62 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 133 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
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