Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 69 | 46 | 50 | 256 | 43 | 43 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 112 | 135 | 72 | 49 | 50 | 33 | 413 | 569 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:59AM2.34m | 7:20PM2.37m | 7:55AM2.33m | 8:16PM2.30m | 8:47AM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.31m | 1:36AM0.36m | 1:58PM0.43m | 2:26AM0.44m | 2:52PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 46 | 35 | 50 | 39 | 34 | 43 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 112 | 76 | 72 | 49 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 19 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 16 | ESE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | E 10 | — | ESE 12 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 444 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 32 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 135 | 12 | 20 | 50 | — | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 12 | SE 4 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 48 | 121 | 29 | 46 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SE 8 | S 19 | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 69 | 175 | 2 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 251 | 413 | 569 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 180 | 8 | 0 |
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