Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | ESE 11 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 1067 | 1867 | 2899 | 4984 | 5297 | 1933 | 1388 | 970 | 701 | 510 | 371 | 430 | 688 | 442 | 421 | 361 | 273 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.60m | 5:03PM1.68m | 5:17AM1.58m | 5:42PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.32m | 10:51AM0.26m | 11:21PM0.33m | 11:34AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | E 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 40 | 55 | 20 | 2483 | 2213 | 1933 | 1388 | 970 | 701 | 510 | 371 | 430 | 430 | 442 | 421 | 361 | 273 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 73 | 37 | 57 | 36 | 20 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 189 | 179 | 231 | 196 | 7 | 110 | 57 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 18 | E 18 | S 20 | S 19 | E 17 | S 19 | E 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 20 | S 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 6 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 75 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 209 | 1067 | 1867 | 2899 | 4984 | 5297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 688 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 393 | 211 | 211 | 64 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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