Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 501 | 211 | 143 | 123 | 203 | 177 | 146 | 110 | 115 | 96 | 68 | 63 | 45 | 199 | 144 | 164 | 198 | 241 | 288 | 332 | 341 | 369 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:42PM2.13m | 8:15AM2.00m | 8:28PM2.12m | 9:00AM2.03m | 9:17PM2.12m | 9:45AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.58m | 2:10PM0.58m | 2:45AM0.57m | 2:55PM0.59m | 3:31AM0.57m | 3:45PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 137 | 7 | 211 | 143 | 123 | 203 | 177 | 146 | 110 | 115 | 96 | 68 | 63 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 164 | 198 | 241 | 288 | 332 | 341 | 369 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | ENE 10 | E 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | — | SW 7 | S 20 | S 19 | E 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 144 | 45 | 58 | 133 | 19 | 17 | — | 13 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 42 | 18 | 201 | 198 | 177 | 176 | 109 | 67 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 13 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 30 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 22 | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 480 | 501 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 88 | 199 | 144 | 154 | 190 | 216 | 211 | 95 | 59 | 33 | 310 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 133 | 180 | 180 | 215 | 180 | 180 | 215 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 |
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