Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 64 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25AM2.27m | 10:50PM2.15m | 11:12AM2.23m | 11:37PM2.10m | 12:01PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.74m | 4:58AM0.71m | 5:34PM0.79m | 5:45AM0.76m | 6:25PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 11 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 64 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 16 | E 10 | E 9 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 28 | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 133 |
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