Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 32 | 33 | 313 | 390 | 449 | 400 | 138 | 89 | 74 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:47AM2.32m | 9:10PM2.24m | 9:37AM2.30m | 10:01PM2.19m | 10:25AM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.56m | 3:17AM0.54m | 3:46PM0.66m | 4:08AM0.64m | 4:41PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 400 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | S 13 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 17 | — | — | 23 | 14 | 25 | 138 | 89 | 42 | 39 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 144 | 256 | 313 | 390 | 449 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 180 | 206 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 31 |
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