Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 99 | 91 | 25 | 24 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 69 | 68 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 40 | 28 | 21 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:00PM2.42m | 1:29AM2.29m | 1:56PM2.47m | 2:26AM2.34m | 2:51PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.42m | 7:21PM0.45m | 7:36AM0.36m | 8:15PM0.36m | 8:33AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 69 | 68 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 40 | 28 | 21 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | NW 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | S 18 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 49 | 99 | 91 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 17 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 180 |
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