Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 33 | 54 | 58 | 43 | 53 | 41 | 24 | 37 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:12AM2.23m | 11:37PM2.10m | 12:01PM2.19m | 00:24AM2.07m | 12:51PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.79m | 5:45AM0.76m | 6:25PM0.80m | 6:29AM0.77m | 7:12PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 11 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | W 6 | SE 9 | S 9 | NE 10 | ESE 14 | S 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | NW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 40 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 33 | 54 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 133 | 31 | 133 | 165 | 260 | 165 | 165 | 32 | 2 |
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