Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 111 | 61 | 83 | 54 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 244 | 381 | 47 | 25 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05AM2.30m | 11:35PM2.22m | 12:02PM2.36m | 00:31AM2.25m | 1:00PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.59m | 5:48AM0.48m | 6:24PM0.53m | 6:42AM0.42m | 7:21PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 111 | 61 | 83 | 54 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 108 | 47 | 25 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 16 | ENE 3 | SE 16 | E 3 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 27 | — | — | 244 | 381 | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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