Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 146 | 222 | 132 | 216 | 247 | 251 | 184 | 196 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:56AM2.32m | 8:17PM2.16m | 8:41AM2.29m | 9:06PM2.13m | 9:23AM2.23m | 9:53PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.59m | 2:06PM0.64m | 2:19AM0.66m | 2:53PM0.69m | 3:03AM0.73m | 3:38PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 132 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 184 | 196 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | E 12 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 37 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 3 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 62 | 146 | 222 | 9 | 216 | 247 | 251 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 260 | 180 | 8 | 8 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
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