Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 138 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 280 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 1:51AM2.09m | 2:18PM2.22m | 2:39AM2.08m | 3:03PM2.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.79m | 7:52AM0.75m | 8:36PM0.78m | 8:38AM0.74m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 138 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 280 | 289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | S 13 | SE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 41 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 154 | 123 | 1 | 138 | 69 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | S 6 | S 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 41 | 166 | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 |
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