
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 31 | 36 | 21 | 22 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 156 | 44 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:42AM2.26m | 1:13PM2.27m | 1:35AM2.22m | 2:04PM2.24m | 2:29AM2.20m | 2:55PM2.21m | 3:21AM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.42m | 7:29PM0.45m | 7:48AM0.47m | 8:18PM0.48m | 8:43AM0.53m | 9:07PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 8:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 16 | S 16 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 53 | 44 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 37 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNW 3 | — |
6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 14 | S 15 | S 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 20 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 156 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 161 | 64 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
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