Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | E 6 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 57 | 27 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 54 | 79 | 38 | 106 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 43 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 96 | 142 | 219 | 410 | 479 | 656 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.75m | 5:50PM1.64m | 6:16AM1.69m | 6:37PM1.57m | 7:05AM1.63m | 7:27PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.24m | 11:46AM0.30m | 00:03AM0.31m | 12:36PM0.38m | 00:52AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 57 | 27 | 43 | 47 | 48 | 54 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 15 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 17 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 38 | 6 | 54 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 79 | 38 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 21 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 18 | S 15 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | S 13 | SW 10 | S 16 | S 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 106 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 6 | — | — | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 4 | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 33 | 36 | 22 | 2 | — | 52 | 43 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 96 | 142 | 219 | 410 | 479 | 656 | 587 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 186 | 186 | 236 | 228 | 186 | 66 | 54 | 64 | 211 | 66 | 211 | 239 | 228 | 54 |
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