Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:33AM2.32m | 6:53PM2.28m | 7:26AM2.33m | 7:46PM2.23m | 8:15AM2.32m | 8:38PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.45m | 1:05AM0.46m | 1:32PM0.55m | 1:52AM0.55m | 2:23PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 10 | NE 8 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | ENE 13 | NE 5 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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