Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 10PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | SSE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:46PM2.23m | 8:15AM2.32m | 8:38PM2.18m | 9:01AM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM0.55m | 1:52AM0.55m | 2:23PM0.64m | 2:39AM0.65m | 3:13PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | N 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | N 3 | SSE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 17 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 6 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | S 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 39 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 245 | 150 | 150 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 23 |
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