Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 166 | 427 | 915 | 725 | 674 | 276 | 148 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 172 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 279 | 275 | 279 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 00:18AM1.51m | 12:44PM1.63m | 00:59AM1.55m | 1:24PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.48m | 6:14AM0.41m | 6:45PM0.44m | 6:56AM0.35m | 7:25PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 84 | 166 | 427 | 915 | 725 | 674 | 99 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 115 | 81 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 279 | 275 | 279 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 37 | 18 | 36 | 37 | 17 | 276 | 148 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 172 | 57 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 10 | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NE 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 9 | — | 2 | 3 | 17 | 59 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 157 | 109 | 25 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 782 | 455 | 239 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 70 | 26 |
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