Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 10 | E 14 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07PM2.10m | 2:32AM2.08m | 2:53PM2.15m | 3:18AM2.17m | 3:39PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.71m | 8:21PM0.62m | 8:38AM0.66m | 9:04PM0.57m | 9:29AM0.62m | 9:49PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 10 | E 13 | S 9 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | S 17 | S 9 | SE 5 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 |
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