Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 153 | 193 | 291 | 291 | 229 | 173 | 102 | 116 | 42 | 34 | 26 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 19 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:41AM2.32m | 5:07PM2.36m | 5:37AM2.32m | 6:00PM2.33m | 6:33AM2.32m | 6:53PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.30m | 11:26PM0.36m | 11:50AM0.36m | 00:17AM0.40m | 12:41PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 153 | 193 | 291 | 291 | 229 | 173 | 102 | 116 | 42 | 34 | 7 | 25 | 64 | 65 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SSE 17 | SSE 13 | E 12 | SSE 16 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 17 | — | SSE 16 | — | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 29 | — | 26 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | NE 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2903 | — | 7753 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1593 | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 213 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 23 |
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