Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 42 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 64 | 80 | 119 | 186 | 181 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:16AM2.25m | 12:43PM2.38m | 1:11AM2.28m | 1:38PM2.39m | 2:05AM2.30m | 2:31PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.40m | 7:03PM0.41m | 7:19AM0.35m | 7:54PM0.36m | 8:14AM0.31m | 8:45PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | S 15 | S 12 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 64 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 16 | E 10 | — | S 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 14 | NE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 16 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 67 | 42 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 119 | 186 | 181 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 2 |
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