Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 12AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 204 | 193 | 193 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 35 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44PM2.02m | 12:09PM2.10m | 00:32AM2.01m | 12:59PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.80m | 5:48AM0.79m | 6:29PM0.77m | 6:34AM0.75m | 7:15PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 204 | 193 | 193 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | NNE 3 | ESE 13 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 10 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | E 13 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 386 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 58 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 161 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 133 |
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