Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 63 | 58 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 71 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:01AM2.28m | 9:27PM2.14m | 9:45AM2.23m | 10:14PM2.10m | 10:30AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.71m | 3:27AM0.73m | 4:02PM0.76m | 4:15AM0.79m | 4:51PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 63 | 58 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 71 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 47 | 29 | 33 | 21 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | S 16 | E 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 15 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 5 | ENE 3 | NE 12 | — | E 8 | E 12 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | ENE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 54 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 31 |
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