Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 47 | 29 | 81 | 64 | 50 | 34 | 88 | 70 | 54 | 41 | 36 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 36 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:15AM2.30m | 6:36PM2.23m | 7:08AM2.32m | 7:27PM2.20m | 7:56AM2.32m | 8:17PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.52m | 00:48AM0.53m | 1:19PM0.58m | 1:34AM0.59m | 2:06PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 47 | 29 | 81 | 64 | 50 | — | 88 | 70 | 54 | 41 | 36 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | N 3 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | NNW 3 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 16 | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 55 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
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