Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 55 | 45 | 50 | 71 | 49 | 89 | 55 | 237 | 406 | 522 | 688 | 434 | 1065 | 918 | 1014 | 999 | 990 | 1113 | 1145 | 1373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51PM1.74m | 4:06AM1.68m | 4:29PM1.72m | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.20m | 10:44PM0.26m | 11:05AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 55 | 39 | 50 | 34 | 39 | 89 | 26 | 237 | 406 | 522 | 688 | 416 | 1065 | 918 | 1014 | 999 | 990 | 1113 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 72 | 51 | 45 | 40 | 71 | 49 | 23 | 55 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | NNE 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 75 | 166 | 434 | 37 | 42 | 24 | 27 | 40 | 42 | 1145 | 1373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 374 | 236 | 239 | 94 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 208 | 393 |
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