Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 68 | 90 | 78 | 113 | 162 | 214 | 237 | 939 | 176 | 138 | 102 | 78 | 71 | 54 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 81 | 64 | 43 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:29AM2.25m | 4:54PM2.27m | 5:21AM2.28m | 5:45PM2.26m | 6:15AM2.30m | 6:36PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.44m | 10:47AM0.44m | 11:08PM0.46m | 11:39AM0.48m | 00:00AM0.49m | 12:30PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 217 | 176 | 138 | 102 | 78 | 71 | 54 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 81 | 64 | 43 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 84 | 111 | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 38 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 8 | N 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 40 | 68 | 90 | 78 | 113 | 162 | 214 | 237 | 939 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 29 | 29 | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
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