Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 52 | 56 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 59 | 26 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:21PM2.30m | 2:45AM2.24m | 3:12PM2.29m | 3:37AM2.24m | 4:03PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.39m | 8:35PM0.41m | 8:57AM0.40m | 9:25PM0.42m | 9:52AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 15 | ENE 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 73 | 52 | 56 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 10 | S 18 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 210 | 6 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | E 12 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 | SE 5 | S 18 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 4 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 13 | 25 | — | 28 | 59 | 6 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
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