Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 7AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2807 | 770 | 1094 | 890 | 799 | 716 | 628 | 554 | 480 | 392 | 334 | 282 | 221 | 242 | 283 | 249 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11PM1.57m | 7:38AM1.56m | 8:05PM1.55m | 8:38AM1.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.37m | 2:05PM0.38m | 2:32AM0.37m | 3:05PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1425 | 770 | 1094 | 890 | 799 | 716 | 628 | 554 | 480 | 392 | 334 | 282 | 221 | 242 | 283 | 249 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | E 12 | — | E 19 | SE 18 | SE 13 | ESE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 11 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | 299 | 3 | — | 7 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 61 | 74 | 81 | 41 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 12 | E 19 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 13 | SE 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2807 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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