Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 30 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:40PM2.16m | 2:01AM2.04m | 2:27PM2.16m | 2:47AM2.06m | 3:12PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.77m | 8:01AM0.72m | 8:39PM0.73m | 8:50AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | SSE 18 | N 4 | NNE 3 | E 13 | ESE 3 | E 13 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | E 13 | ESE 3 | E 13 | SSE 17 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 6 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | S 17 | — | E 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | — | — | 23 | — | 13 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | SE 3 | E 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 133 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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