Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 29 | 46 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 33 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:02PM2.36m | 00:31AM2.25m | 1:00PM2.42m | 1:29AM2.29m | 1:56PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.48m | 6:24PM0.53m | 6:42AM0.42m | 7:21PM0.45m | 7:36AM0.36m | 8:15PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | E 14 | — | S 18 | NE 4 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NW 3 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NE 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 29 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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