Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | S 19 | ESE 8 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 932 | 1056 | 404 | 413 | 356 | 306 | 247 | 247 | 137 | 94 | 85 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 62 | 61 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.91m | 3:26PM2.02m | 3:45AM1.91m | 4:15PM1.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.06m | 9:08AM-0.05m | 9:41PM0.05m | 10:00AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 483 | 452 | 404 | 413 | 356 | 306 | 247 | 247 | 137 | 94 | 85 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 44 | 60 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 53 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 71 | 51 | 43 | 49 | 43 | 44 | 58 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 19 | 62 | 61 | 153 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 932 | 1056 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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