Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | SSW 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 364 | 470 | 411 | 205 | 195 | 131 | 127 | 126 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.59m | 10:43AM1.74m | 11:09PM1.65m | 11:44AM1.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.26m | 4:59PM0.29m | 5:19AM0.18m | 5:56PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 373 | 364 | 470 | 283 | 85 | 56 | 64 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 205 | 195 | 131 | 127 | 126 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 40 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 14 | — | E 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 36 | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 195 | 411 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 95 | 82 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
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