Scarborough Surf Photo by Rob Davies

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	SSW	S	E
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE		S	E
	12 s	glass		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N		S	E
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW		SSE	E
	12 s	cross		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW		SSE	E
	12 s	cross		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNW		SSE	E
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W		SSE	N
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	S	E	E
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	E
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW		SSE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNW		SSE	ESE
	10 s	cross		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW		SSE	ESE
	10 s	cross		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	WNW	SSE	ESE
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	WNW	SSE	ESE
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	WNW	SSE	ESE
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SW	WSW	SSE	ESE
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SW	SSE	ESE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Scarborough around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 40 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.7m (5.4 ft). Range 2.38m (7.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Scarborough Surf Photo: 'Small Spring Swell' by Rob Davies

The sea was at its coldest but a SE swell of just 0.3m and 14 seconds somehow produced reasonable little waves.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2465 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:53 pm 15 Sep 2011