Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 82 | 121 | 176 | 181 | 125 | 99 | 90 | 68 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:38PM2.39m | 2:05AM2.30m | 2:31PM2.40m | 2:57AM2.31m | 3:23PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.35m | 7:54PM0.36m | 8:14AM0.31m | 8:45PM0.33m | 9:10AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 82 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 125 | 99 | 90 | 68 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 7 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | E 17 | E 18 | E 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 21 | SSE 6 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 76 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | — | SSW 8 | SSE 22 | SSE 5 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 121 | 176 | 181 | 43 | 5 | — | 11 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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