Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 1AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 558 | 558 | 500 | 297 | 555 | 534 | 302 | 525 | 456 | 652 | 1227 | 146 | 114 | 106 | 223 | 179 | 121 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.50m | 7:58AM1.57m | 8:23PM1.44m | 8:55AM1.53m | 9:21PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.45m | 2:22PM0.50m | 2:38AM0.49m | 3:17PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 475 | 500 | 297 | 1 | 1 | 206 | 37 | 93 | 359 | 302 | 146 | 114 | 93 | 223 | 179 | 93 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 81 | 112 | 106 | 106 | 60 | 85 | 121 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 44 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 16 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 396 | 558 | 558 | 332 | 262 | 555 | 534 | 302 | 525 | 456 | 652 | 1227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 228 | 64 | 211 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 161 | 70 | 0 |
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