Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 14 | N 4 | ESE 14 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 59 | 66 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:51PM2.17m | 1:12AM2.05m | 1:40PM2.16m | 2:01AM2.04m | 2:27PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.80m | 7:14AM0.76m | 7:56PM0.77m | 8:01AM0.72m | 8:39PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 59 | 66 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 15 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | NE 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 14 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 550 | 224 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 31 | 38 | 133 | 133 | 7 | 32 |
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