Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 366 | 467 | 423 | 494 | 487 | 467 | 383 | 383 | 377 | 236 | 176 | 87 | 90 | 177 | 395 | 350 | 327 | 299 | 117 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:54AM1.50m | 10:20PM1.40m | 10:50AM1.50m | 11:13PM1.41m | 11:40AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.53m | 4:24AM0.49m | 5:00PM0.50m | 5:13AM0.46m | 5:45PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 355 | 366 | 467 | 423 | 494 | 487 | 467 | 383 | 383 | 377 | 236 | 176 | 87 | 90 | 19 | 395 | 350 | 327 | 299 | 117 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | 93 | 100 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 84 | 51 | 177 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 150 | 92 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 79 | 115 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 70 | 26 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 77 | 2 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 0 |
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