Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 176 | 130 | 110 | 104 | 76 | 74 | 52 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 29 | 88 | 44 | 37 | 32 | 73 | 72 | 56 | 49 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:21AM2.28m | 5:45PM2.26m | 6:15AM2.30m | 6:36PM2.23m | 7:08AM2.32m | 7:27PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.46m | 11:39AM0.48m | 00:00AM0.49m | 12:30PM0.52m | 00:48AM0.53m | 1:19PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 211 | 176 | 130 | 110 | 104 | 76 | 74 | 52 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 29 | 88 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 73 | 72 | 56 | 49 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 38 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 4 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 44 | — | 32 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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