Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 430 | 436 | 350 | 345 | 280 | 276 | 272 | 209 | 248 | 193 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 67 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47PM2.20m | 4:05AM2.07m | 4:29PM2.19m | 4:46AM2.07m | 5:09PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.73m | 10:12AM0.65m | 10:43PM0.68m | 10:56AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 417 | 430 | 436 | 350 | 345 | 280 | 276 | 272 | 209 | 248 | 193 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 67 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 18 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 22 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 206 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 48 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 133 | 31 | 31 |
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