Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 1AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 41 | 219 | 238 | 301 | 202 | 195 | 137 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 205 | 172 | 134 | 128 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM2.20m | 6:13AM2.06m | 6:29PM2.20m | 6:58AM2.07m | 7:12PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.57m | 12:17PM0.51m | 00:50AM0.53m | 12:59PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | -4 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 41 | 219 | 238 | 301 | 202 | 195 | 137 | 110 | 84 | 61 | 205 | 172 | 134 | 128 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 6 | ESE 16 | E 11 | SE 4 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 40 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 88 | 95 | 49 | 142 | 136 | 129 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 11 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 37 | 31 | 198 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 161 | 180 | 180 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
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