
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
137 | 222 | 389 | 319 | 350 | 423 | 702 | 657 | 613 | 377 | 290 | 208 | 189 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 86 | 127 | 71 | 49 | 48 | 57 | 69 | 44 | 68 | 40 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.65m | 6:56PM1.50m | 7:25AM1.60m | 7:46PM1.45m | 8:15AM1.55m | 8:37PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.39m | 12:58PM0.45m | 1:11AM0.43m | 1:49PM0.48m | 2:01AM0.46m | 2:40PM0.50m | 2:52AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | 8:45 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
60 | 222 | 389 | 319 | 350 | 423 | 702 | 657 | 613 | 377 | 290 | 208 | 189 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 86 | 64 | 47 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 4 |
137 | 31 | 36 | 39 | 77 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 52 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 80 | 71 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 40 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 |
36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 15 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | N 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 25 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 67 | 127 | — | — | 1 | 57 | 69 | 9 | 13 | 12 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 21 | 79 | 85 | 85 | 21 | 79 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 79 |
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