Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 353 | 183 | 181 | 159 | 167 | 185 | 165 | 163 | 133 | 111 | 119 | 126 | 92 | 69 | 69 | 52 | 101 | 146 | 235 | 282 | 377 | 494 | 684 | 693 | 551 | 405 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:07AM1.73m | 5:25PM1.60m | 5:51AM1.69m | 6:09PM1.55m | 6:37AM1.65m | 6:56PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.30m | 11:22AM0.37m | 11:34PM0.34m | 12:09PM0.41m | 00:21AM0.39m | 12:58PM0.45m | 1:11AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | 8:42 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 209 | 183 | 181 | 159 | 167 | 185 | 165 | 163 | 133 | 111 | 119 | 126 | 92 | 69 | 69 | 52 | 57 | 146 | 235 | 282 | 377 | 494 | 684 | 693 | 551 | 405 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 4 | S 14 | S 10 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 40 | 72 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 4 | 36 | 49 | 101 | 52 | 36 | 37 | — | 26 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | S 3 | S 14 | S 8 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 57 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 33 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 353 | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 186 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 79 | 21 | 0 |
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