Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 383 | 388 | 377 | 297 | 179 | 132 | 90 | 239 | 406 | 375 | 104 | 308 | 117 | 115 | 90 | 102 | 144 | 81 | 166 | 171 | 126 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.50m | 11:13PM1.41m | 11:40AM1.53m | 00:00AM1.45m | 12:23PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.49m | 5:00PM0.50m | 5:13AM0.46m | 5:45PM0.46m | 5:58AM0.41m | 6:27PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 394 | 383 | 388 | 377 | 297 | 179 | 132 | 90 | 239 | 406 | 375 | 96 | 308 | 117 | 115 | 90 | 102 | 144 | 67 | 166 | 171 | 126 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 16 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 15 | NE 4 | S 13 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 22 | 21 | 51 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 150 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 7 | — | — | S 17 | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | S 15 | NE 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 53 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 209 | 26 | 0 | 87 | 26 | 2 | 79 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 70 | 0 |
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