Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 6AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | ESE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 13 | 68 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:32AM2.01m | 12:59PM2.10m | 1:22AM2.02m | 1:48PM2.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.77m | 6:34AM0.75m | 7:15PM0.73m | 7:23AM0.71m | 8:00PM0.67m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NW 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | N 3 | ESE 13 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | E 10 | NNE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 10 | — | ENE 7 | SE 13 | E 10 | SE 12 | ESE 5 | N 3 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 4 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | S 17 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 68 | 33 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 264 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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