Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 3AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 117 | 228 | 336 | 318 | 202 | 128 | 105 | 84 | 65 | 39 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 44 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:13AM2.11m | 4:35PM2.22m | 4:55AM2.13m | 5:15PM2.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.61m | 10:24AM0.54m | 10:51PM0.55m | 11:06AM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 40 | 37 | 28 | 37 | 202 | 128 | 105 | 84 | 65 | 39 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 11 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 4 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 134 | 117 | 228 | 336 | 318 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 62 | 62 | 51 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 23 |
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