Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 57 | 107 | 151 | 226 | 291 | 232 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:23PM2.40m | 3:48AM2.32m | 4:15PM2.39m | 4:41AM2.32m | 5:07PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.29m | 9:38PM0.33m | 10:05AM0.28m | 10:32PM0.34m | 10:58AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 46 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 57 | 107 | 151 | 226 | 291 | 232 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SSE 6 | E 16 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 18 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 16 | — | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 13 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 5 | — | 7 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 20 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 198 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7056 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 255 | 264 | 31 |
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