Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 12AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 11 | E 16 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 14 | E 14 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08PM2.36m | 6:37AM2.50m | 7:04PM2.37m | 7:34AM2.55m | 8:04PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.44m | 12:53PM0.45m | 1:15AM0.41m | 1:50PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 6 | NNW 3 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 5 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 5 | NE 9 | N 3 | N 3 | E 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 14 | E 14 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | E 16 | S 8 | E 10 | SE 6 | — | NE 8 | S 13 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | — | NE 5 | E 14 | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | E 4 | NE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | NE 5 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 3 | S 6 | ESE 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 9 | 80 | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 23 |
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