Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 62 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:55AM2.13m | 5:15PM2.25m | 5:40AM2.16m | 5:58PM2.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.55m | 11:06AM0.50m | 11:34PM0.51m | 11:48AM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | ENE 7 | N 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 84 | 62 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | ENE 8 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 25 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
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