Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 5PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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) | NE 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | ENE 5 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 63 | 58 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15AM2.32m | 8:38PM2.18m | 9:01AM2.28m | 9:27PM2.14m | 9:45AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.64m | 2:39AM0.65m | 3:13PM0.71m | 3:27AM0.73m | 4:02PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | N 3 | N 3 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 63 | 58 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 16 | SE 5 | SSW 9 | S 16 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | S 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 27 | 150 | 150 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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