Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 7AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 179 | 315 | 477 | 318 | 327 | 288 | 300 | 335 | 342 | 339 | 363 | 388 | 381 | 498 | 354 | 442 | 434 | 515 | 695 | 683 | 669 | 694 | 708 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17PM2.12m | 9:45AM2.08m | 10:08PM2.14m | 10:33AM2.14m | 10:59PM2.17m | 11:24AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.57m | 3:45PM0.60m | 4:21AM0.57m | 4:39PM0.62m | 5:14AM0.55m | 5:37PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 132 | 232 | 477 | 318 | 327 | 288 | 300 | 335 | 342 | 339 | 363 | 388 | 381 | 498 | 354 | 442 | 434 | 515 | 695 | 683 | 669 | 694 | 708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | S 22 | — | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 206 | 201 | 125 | 124 | 119 | 109 | 104 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 158 | 96 | — | — | — | 36 | — | 269 | 66 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 31 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 89 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 125 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 186 | 179 | 315 | 354 | 51 | 50 | 27 | 268 | 197 | — | — | 64 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 59 | 70 | 81 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 0 |
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