Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | SE 15 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 176 | 173 | 126 | 57 | 88 | 119 | 110 | 81 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 87 | 202 | 60 | 321 | 373 | 164 | 460 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:38AM1.64m | 2:00PM1.73m | 2:15AM1.69m | 2:38PM1.75m | 3:55AM1.74m | 3:17PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.22m | 8:05PM0.24m | 8:22AM0.18m | 8:45PM0.21m | 9:05AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 176 | 173 | 126 | 33 | 39 | 119 | 110 | 69 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 18 | 109 | 104 | 87 | 85 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 164 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 94 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 113 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 50 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 60 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 13 | S 20 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 17 | 37 | — | — | 77 | 202 | 179 | 321 | 373 | 8 | 460 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 85 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 64 | 64 | 87 | 228 | 64 | 63 | 0 |
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