
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 11AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 98 | 110 | 273 | 350 | 441 | 441 | 533 | 413 | 504 | 390 | 381 | 426 | 706 | 1451 | 1438 | 4315 | 6369 | 6323 | 2506 | 2114 | 1728 | 1589 | |
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-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.86m | 2:17PM1.95m | 2:36AM1.88m | 3:03PM1.93m | 3:23AM1.88m | 3:48PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.00m | 8:28PM0.07m | 8:48AM0.00m | 9:15PM0.07m | 9:36AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
94 | 68 | 64 | 273 | 350 | 441 | 441 | 533 | 413 | 504 | 390 | 381 | 202 | 706 | 5 | 1438 | 1958 | 2622 | 2891 | 2506 | 2114 | 1728 | 1589 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
81 | 98 | 110 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 22 | SSE 20 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | N 3 | — | E 14 | NE 5 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
37 | 36 | 76 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | NNW 2 | — | NNW 3 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 4 | — | — | N 3 |
61 | 42 | 31 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 85 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 426 | 69 | 1451 | — | 4315 | 6369 | 6323 | 3 | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 239 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 232 | 26 | 98 | 87 |
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