Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s 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 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1507 | 1208 | 931 | 487 | 1018 | 1752 | 1841 | 1679 | 980 | 2633 | 1496 | 1505 | 1338 | 1100 | 1019 | 931 | 766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.68m | 5:32AM1.67m | 5:57PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.26m | 11:05AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.28m | 11:55AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 8 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1507 | 1208 | 931 | 487 | 1018 | 1 | 1 | — | 980 | 1141 | — | 1505 | 1338 | 1100 | 1019 | 931 | 766 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 237 | 297 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 4 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 54 | 395 | 87 | 1752 | 1841 | 1679 | 15 | 2633 | 1496 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 232 | 320 | 887 | 320 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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