Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 121 | 118 | 208 | 205 | 172 | 134 | 132 | 95 | 72 | 71 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:29PM2.20m | 6:58AM2.07m | 7:12PM2.19m | 7:45AM2.10m | 8:00PM2.19m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.53m | 12:59PM0.50m | 1:31AM0.52m | 1:42PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 137 | 110 | 106 | 208 | 205 | 172 | 134 | 132 | 95 | 72 | 71 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | WNW 3 | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 131 | 121 | 118 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 16 | S 19 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 12 | E 16 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 4 | E 14 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NNW 3 | SSW 15 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 74 | 177 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 143 | 23 | 0 |
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