Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 51 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:28PM2.05m | 00:54AM1.98m | 1:19PM2.06m | 1:44AM2.02m | 2:07PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.78m | 6:48PM0.73m | 6:56AM0.74m | 7:36PM0.68m | 7:47AM0.71m | 8:21PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 51 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | NE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 10 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | E 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 33 | 23 |
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