Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 107 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 59 | 93 | 149 | 154 | 149 | 109 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27AM2.20m | 6:45PM2.26m | 7:16AM2.24m | 7:37PM2.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.49m | 12:32PM0.47m | 1:01AM0.48m | 1:19PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 10 | NE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 107 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 59 | 93 | 149 | 154 | 149 | 109 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | SSE 18 | NNW 3 | N 3 | E 7 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 3 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 30 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 57 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | S 4 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 29 | 247 | 314 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 655 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 31 | 0 |
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