Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 55 | 51 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:17PM2.28m | 10:38AM2.44m | 11:13PM2.28m | 11:35AM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.50m | 4:20AM0.46m | 4:59PM0.49m | 5:19AM0.45m | 5:58PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 55 | 51 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | S 9 | S 15 | SE 10 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | E 17 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 55 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | S 17 | S 15 | — | S 14 | SE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | S 17 | E 17 | E 14 | — | E 17 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 73 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | SE 12 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 202 | 928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
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