Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 12AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 62 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 31 | 56 | 58 | 33 | 29 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:00AM2.26m | 1:28PM2.32m | 1:53AM2.25m | 2:21PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.44m | 7:09AM0.40m | 7:45PM0.42m | 8:02AM0.39m | 8:35PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 31 | 56 | 58 | 33 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | S 15 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 38 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | E 14 | S 19 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | S 2 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 62 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 23 |
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