Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 5AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 3 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 16 | 14 | 59 | 11 | 89 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:40AM2.16m | 5:58PM2.26m | 6:27AM2.20m | 6:45PM2.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.51m | 11:48AM0.47m | 00:17AM0.49m | 12:32PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | N 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | NNW 3 | N 3 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 89 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 3 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 4 | SSE 16 | SE 6 | SSE 12 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | W 3 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 17 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 10 | — | NW 4 | — | — | S 12 | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2733 | — | 9 | — | — | 77 | — | 4068 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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