Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
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 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 4 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 54 | 50 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:04PM2.37m | 7:34AM2.55m | 8:04PM2.36m | 8:31AM2.57m | 9:04PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.41m | 1:50PM0.43m | 2:09AM0.39m | 2:49PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 9 | S 17 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 54 | 50 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 5 | — | SE 5 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 17 | — | SSE 12 | — | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 231 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 23 | — | 14 | — | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 9 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | SE 14 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 13 | NE 6 | SE 12 | S 10 | — | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | SSE 14 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 133 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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