Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 8PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 32 | 64 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 71 | 89 | 91 | 86 | 36 | 31 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:01PM2.19m | 00:24AM2.07m | 12:51PM2.17m | 1:12AM2.05m | 1:40PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.80m | 6:29AM0.77m | 7:12PM0.80m | 7:14AM0.76m | 7:56PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | E 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 71 | 89 | 91 | 86 | 36 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 3 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 16 | E 15 | E 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | E 14 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | SW 8 | NE 5 | — | — | E 9 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 2 | — | 17 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 133 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 143 | 165 | 260 | 213 | 161 | 161 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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