Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 548 | 341 | 242 | 228 | 405 | 303 | 164 | 86 | 350 | 128 | 115 | 116 | 124 | 126 | 124 | 679 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:57PM1.44m | 11:25AM1.56m | 11:43PM1.48m | 12:08PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.46m | 5:26PM0.47m | 5:38AM0.41m | 6:08PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 7 | S 16 | ESE 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 370 | 289 | 211 | 163 | 405 | 303 | 164 | 86 | 17 | 75 | 115 | 116 | 47 | 42 | 124 | 14 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | S 16 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | NE 4 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 548 | 341 | 242 | 228 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 124 | 126 | 38 | 1 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 5 | — | — | W 2 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 14 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 350 | 128 | 99 | 70 | — | — | 1 | 679 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 83 | 79 | 2 | 82 | 83 | 0 | 161 | 70 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 208 | 239 |
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