Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 132 | 200 | 277 | 407 | 557 | 590 | 289 | 306 | 589 | 521 | 286 | 376 | 446 | 599 | 1248 | 112 | 110 | 82 | 240 | 179 | 180 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.63m | 7:27PM1.50m | 7:58AM1.57m | 8:23PM1.44m | 8:55AM1.53m | 9:21PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.45m | 1:44AM0.45m | 2:22PM0.50m | 2:38AM0.49m | 3:17PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 12 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 475 | 289 | 306 | 224 | 256 | 216 | 114 | 80 | 294 | 193 | 107 | 69 | 73 | 240 | 179 | 180 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 16 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | S 15 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 82 | 112 | 110 | 82 | 21 | 85 | 85 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | — | NE 9 | E 7 | — | SSE 12 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | SSE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 21 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 94 | 87 | 44 | 48 | 32 | 67 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 173 | 132 | 200 | 277 | 407 | 557 | 590 | 128 | 200 | 589 | 521 | 286 | 376 | 446 | 599 | 1248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 66 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 211 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 64 | 54 | 63 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 161 |
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