Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 103 | 111 | 2 | 201 | 210 | 163 | 121 | 121 | 267 | 264 | 258 | 243 | 164 | 105 | 67 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:45PM2.26m | 7:16AM2.24m | 7:37PM2.25m | 8:07AM2.29m | 8:33PM2.24m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.48m | 1:19PM0.49m | 1:48AM0.50m | 2:11PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 140 | 103 | 111 | 2 | 201 | 210 | 163 | 121 | 121 | 267 | 264 | 258 | 243 | 164 | 105 | 67 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 3 | — | SE 4 | E 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 60 | 61 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | N 3 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 13 | SW 3 | W 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 272 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 31 | 2 |
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