Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 3AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 101 | 362 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 94 | 170 | 204 | 153 | 247 | 363 | 264 | 808 | 173 | 131 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:31AM2.08m | 3:54PM2.19m | 4:13AM2.11m | 4:35PM2.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.67m | 9:39AM0.60m | 10:07PM0.61m | 10:24AM0.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 5 | NE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 2 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 94 | 49 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 254 | 173 | 131 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 16 | — | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 101 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | — | 117 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | E 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 6 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 16 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 5 | SE 17 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 362 | 25 | 362 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 90 | 170 | 204 | 153 | 247 | 363 | 264 | 808 | 10 | 22 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 180 | 249 | 175 | 62 | 62 | 133 | 151 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 1 |
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