Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 2PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 135 | 329 | 1221 | 1177 | 1149 | 858 | 242 | 239 | 239 | 260 | 334 | 326 | 318 | 386 | 362 | 155 | 150 | 104 | 100 | 59 | 58 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:35AM1.87m | 5:03PM1.90m | 5:25AM1.81m | 5:52PM1.80m | 6:17AM1.73m | 6:43PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.02m | 11:21PM0.11m | 11:43AM0.11m | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:36PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 71 | 54 | 40 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 242 | 48 | 239 | 260 | 334 | 326 | 318 | 386 | 362 | 155 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 7 | S 16 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | E 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 142 | 135 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 239 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 56 | 150 | 104 | 100 | 25 | 41 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 59 | 58 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 329 | 1221 | 1177 | 1149 | 858 | 55 | 83 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 3 | 63 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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