Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW 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 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 143 | 106 | 102 | 141 | 46 | 45 | 52 | 71 | 76 | 92 | 80 | 126 | 501 | 734 | 627 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27AM1.67m | 3:51PM1.74m | 4:06AM1.68m | 4:29PM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.26m | 9:36AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 216 | 143 | 99 | 102 | 51 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 71 | 27 | 92 | 26 | 117 | 501 | 734 | 627 | 516 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 116 | 106 | 70 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 52 | 38 | 76 | 27 | 53 | 126 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 21 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 80 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 9 | — | NE 8 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 141 | — | 102 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 39 | 123 | 351 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 98 | 87 | 87 | 239 | 236 | 232 |
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