Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | E 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 4 | E 14 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | N 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 3:31PM2.58m | 4:02AM2.43m | 4:29PM2.66m | 5:00AM2.46m | 5:27PM2.69m | 5:58AM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.38m | 10:11AM0.31m | 10:50PM0.31m | 11:10AM0.25m | 11:49PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | |
4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 | N 3 | E 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
— | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 13 | ENE 4 | — | S 17 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 5 | E 11 | SE 5 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | N 3 | E 13 | SE 11 | SSE 14 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | — | S 11 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 11 | E 10 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | — | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | SE 3 | SE 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | N 4 | WSW 2 | SSW 2 |
— | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 30 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 89 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 1 | 133 | 23 |
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