Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 3 | NE 3 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:19PM2.06m | 1:44AM2.02m | 2:07PM2.10m | 2:32AM2.08m | 2:53PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.68m | 7:47AM0.71m | 8:21PM0.62m | 8:38AM0.66m | 9:04PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SE 14 | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 16 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | S 16 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 16 | S 9 | SE 5 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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