Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 181 | 125 | 90 | 94 | 73 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:31PM2.40m | 2:57AM2.31m | 3:23PM2.40m | 3:48AM2.32m | 4:15PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.33m | 9:10AM0.29m | 9:38PM0.33m | 10:05AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 11 | 125 | 90 | 94 | 73 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | S 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 22 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 79 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 16 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 176 | 181 | — | 2 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 197 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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