
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
145 | 113 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 54 | 45 | 48 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 59 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 84 | 48 | 48 | 174 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:32AM1.78m | 11:57PM1.68m | 12:30PM1.82m | 00:53AM1.74m | 1:23PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.21m | 5:46PM0.24m | 6:06AM0.16m | 6:41PM0.19m | 7:01AM0.11m | 7:32PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
145 | 113 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 54 | 45 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 22 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 44 | 57 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 18 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 6 | 51 | 59 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 84 | 48 | 48 | 79 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 59 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 45 | — | — | — | 17 | 51 | 77 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 85 | 186 | 186 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 54 | 0 | 54 |
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