Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 2AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1009 | 1021 | 1036 | 998 | 860 | 530 | 420 | 384 | 447 | 576 | 470 | 540 | 540 | 602 | 469 | 340 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.63m | 2:37PM1.73m | 2:50AM1.65m | 3:14PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.33m | 8:16AM0.24m | 8:43PM0.29m | 8:56AM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1009 | 1021 | 1036 | 998 | 860 | 530 | 420 | 339 | 278 | 576 | 470 | 540 | 540 | 602 | 469 | 340 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 59 | 13 | 13 | — | 250 | 189 | 180 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 118 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 77 | 238 | 384 | 447 | 1266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 70 | 211 | 85 | 209 | 208 | 209 | 306 | 432 | 278 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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