Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 74 | 40 | 10 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:53AM2.35m | 10:26PM2.23m | 10:49AM2.37m | 11:21PM2.24m | 11:47AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.52m | 4:09PM0.57m | 4:34AM0.50m | 5:11PM0.53m | 5:31AM0.45m | 6:09PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 40 | 9 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | S 15 | E 8 | S 9 | S 17 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | — | N 4 | S 18 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | N 6 | S 15 | E 10 | S 9 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | S 18 | NE 8 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 142 | 149 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | — | SSE 17 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 74 | 17 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 1 | — | 29 | 10 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 162 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 133 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
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