Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 6PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 126 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 190 | 167 | 207 | 322 | 319 | 312 | 186 | 170 | 107 | 99 | 49 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:22AM2.35m | 8:46PM2.36m | 9:16AM2.31m | 9:41PM2.29m | 10:09AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.33m | 2:59AM0.39m | 3:20PM0.47m | 3:53AM0.47m | 4:17PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 176 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 81 | 77 | 134 | 207 | 322 | 319 | 312 | 186 | 170 | 107 | 99 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 86 | 48 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 133 | 76 | 75 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 49 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 21 | SE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 190 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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