Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 366 | 442 | 394 | 422 | 517 | 400 | 302 | 206 | 140 | 106 | 102 | 72 | 47 | 44 | 99 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50AM1.65m | 3:14PM1.74m | 3:27AM1.67m | 3:51PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.29m | 8:56AM0.21m | 9:22PM0.26m | 9:36AM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 278 | 366 | 442 | 394 | 422 | 517 | 400 | 302 | 206 | 140 | 92 | 102 | 72 | 47 | 36 | 99 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 269 | 193 | 183 | 176 | 186 | 128 | 135 | 130 | 130 | 106 | 50 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 21 | SW 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 316 | 813 | — | 1046 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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