Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 36 | 217 | 47 | 70 | 62 | 66 | 71 | 59 | 117 | 136 | 146 | 164 | 182 | 233 | 247 | 212 | 273 | 158 | 142 | 120 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 146 | 117 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:42AM1.77m | 4:00PM1.68m | 4:24AM1.76m | 4:42PM1.64m | 5:07AM1.73m | 5:25PM1.60m | 5:51AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.27m | 10:06PM0.25m | 10:36AM0.32m | 10:49PM0.30m | 11:22AM0.37m | 11:34PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | 8:39 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 6 | S 5 | E 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 36 | 39 | 22 | 20 | 35 | 58 | 55 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 179 | 158 | 142 | 120 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 146 | 117 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 8 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 14 | 50 | 39 | 36 | 14 | — | — | 29 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 217 | 47 | 70 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 66 | 71 | 59 | 117 | 136 | 146 | 164 | 182 | 233 | 247 | 212 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 211 | 54 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 85 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 208 | 97 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 66 | 54 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
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