Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 406 | 327 | 232 | 212 | 173 | 123 | 117 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 68 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.46m | 10:15AM1.52m | 10:39PM1.45m | 11:12AM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.46m | 4:21PM0.52m | 4:39AM0.47m | 5:13PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 406 | 327 | 232 | 212 | 173 | 123 | 117 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 19 | SE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 15 | E 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 68 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 83 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 2 | 0 |
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