Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 15 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 421 | 539 | 169 | 137 | 108 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 101 | 96 | 176 | 173 | 126 | 57 | 88 | 119 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.58m | 1:23PM1.69m | 1:38AM1.64m | 2:00PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.36m | 7:00AM0.27m | 7:26PM0.30m | 7:40AM0.22m | 8:05PM0.24m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 235 | 190 | 169 | 137 | 108 | 99 | 80 | 64 | 56 | 39 | 36 | 176 | 173 | 126 | 39 | 39 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 127 | 124 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 101 | 96 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 88 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 421 | 539 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 85 | 21 |
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