Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 90 | 65 | 76 | 47 | 42 | 75 | 236 | 454 | 631 | 367 | 327 | 300 | 356 | 377 | 392 | 545 | 525 | 424 | 517 | 496 | 449 | 507 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:00AM2.03m | 9:17PM2.12m | 9:45AM2.08m | 10:08PM2.14m | 10:33AM2.14m | 10:59PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.57m | 2:55PM0.59m | 3:31AM0.57m | 3:45PM0.60m | 4:21AM0.57m | 4:39PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 86 | 90 | 65 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 169 | 196 | 631 | 367 | 327 | 300 | 356 | 377 | 392 | 545 | 525 | 424 | 517 | 496 | 449 | 507 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 50 | 76 | 47 | 23 | 133 | 201 | — | 124 | 176 | 169 | 163 | 102 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 84 | 55 | 32 | 62 | 203 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 114 | 173 | 154 | 214 | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 55 | 96 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 38 | 75 | 236 | 454 | 445 | 71 | 82 | 79 | 32 | 294 | 191 | 138 | 110 | 6 | 96 | — | 38 | 74 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 206 | 180 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
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