Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 136 | 198 | 220 | 216 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 180 | 122 | 117 | 77 | 106 | 142 | 180 | 110 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:52PM2.18m | 9:19AM2.19m | 9:46PM2.19m | 10:10AM2.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.54m | 3:22PM0.58m | 3:56AM0.55m | 4:21PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 136 | 198 | 220 | 216 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 180 | 122 | 117 | 77 | 98 | 106 | 135 | 110 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | 59 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 42 | 207 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | E 20 | E 16 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 13 | S 19 | SE 18 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 106 | 142 | 180 | 7 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 306 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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