Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 97 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 930 | 1976 | 3310 | 5561 | 5634 | 1906 | 1388 | 970 | 687 | 500 | 363 | 360 | 549 | 379 | 367 | 263 | 259 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01AM1.62m | 4:25PM1.71m | 4:38AM1.60m | 5:03PM1.68m | 5:17AM1.58m | 5:42PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.25m | 10:39PM0.32m | 10:51AM0.26m | 11:21PM0.33m | 11:34AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 88 | 70 | 78 | 61 | 29 | 47 | 60 | 104 | 2746 | 2465 | 1906 | 1388 | 970 | 687 | 500 | 363 | 360 | 549 | 379 | 367 | 263 | 259 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 97 | 97 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 37 | 20 | 37 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 189 | 127 | 231 | 196 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 56 | 25 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 5 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | E 17 | E 17 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 20 | S 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 75 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | WSW 4 | W 2 | SW 5 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WNW 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 244 | — | 3 | 1 | 217 | 930 | 1976 | 3310 | 5561 | 5634 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 232 | 236 | 320 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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