Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 38 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 92 | 84 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 42 | 106 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38AM2.17m | 3:59PM2.25m | 4:21AM2.24m | 4:43PM2.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.56m | 9:51AM0.54m | 10:12PM0.51m | 10:36AM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 50 | 14 | 21 | 106 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 4 | 48 | 42 | 14 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | S 14 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | E 18 | S 10 | S 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 4 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 50 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 92 | 84 | 8 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 294 | 0 | 0 |
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