Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 11 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 87 | 26 | 53 | 20 | 5 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33PM2.24m | 8:59AM2.32m | 9:30PM2.23m | 9:53AM2.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.51m | 3:09PM0.56m | 3:36AM0.52m | 4:09PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 61 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 53 | 20 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | NE 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 87 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 143 | 133 | 155 | 161 | 36 | 232 | 31 |
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