Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 51 | 392 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 67 | 51 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:05AM2.16m | 10:37PM2.04m | 10:49AM2.10m | 11:21PM2.00m | 11:37AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.76m | 4:33AM0.80m | 5:10PM0.77m | 5:20AM0.80m | 5:58PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 54 | 51 | 49 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 67 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | NE 9 | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 11 | SE 6 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | 881 | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 23 |
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