Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 75 | 89 | 89 | 82 | 501 | 427 | 930 | 1107 | 930 | 825 | 791 | 893 | 453 | 1752 | 1407 | 1333 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.68m | 4:29PM1.72m | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.20m | 10:44PM0.26m | 11:05AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 7 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | NE 8 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 38 | 75 | 89 | 89 | 51 | 501 | 427 | 930 | 1107 | 930 | 825 | 791 | 893 | 453 | 3 | 1407 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 82 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 2 | — | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 84 | 195 | 74 | 46 | 43 | 52 | 78 | 186 | 1752 | 47 | 1333 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 190 | 208 | 0 | 208 | 235 | 374 | 233 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 232 | 236 | 232 | 87 |
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