Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 97 | 66 | 117 | 138 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 62 | 24 | 44 | 40 | 222 | 249 | 216 | 205 | 195 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09PM2.19m | 5:29AM2.06m | 5:49PM2.20m | 6:13AM2.06m | 6:29PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.62m | 11:37AM0.54m | 00:09AM0.57m | 12:17PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 101 | 97 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 41 | 42 | 18 | 40 | 62 | 21 | 44 | 40 | 222 | 249 | 216 | 205 | 195 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | E 17 | NE 8 | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 7 | ESE 15 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 17 | 10 | 43 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 88 | 95 | 93 | 86 | 136 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 16 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | N 4 | — | ESE 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | 24 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 11 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 22 | 117 | 138 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 250 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 2 | 32 | 133 | 180 | 180 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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