Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 10AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 77 | 106 | 138 | 167 | 110 | 110 | 121 | 268 | 111 | 57 | 111 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:10AM2.24m | 10:40PM2.20m | 11:05AM2.30m | 11:35PM2.22m | 12:02PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.55m | 4:21PM0.60m | 4:52AM0.53m | 5:22PM0.59m | 5:48AM0.48m | 6:24PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 77 | 98 | 106 | 135 | 110 | 110 | 121 | 88 | 111 | 57 | 111 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 44 | 42 | — | 68 | 60 | 75 | 64 | 82 | 33 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | SE 14 | S 16 | SSE 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 33 | 106 | 138 | 167 | 14 | 31 | 136 | 268 | 108 | 49 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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