Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 461 | 352 | 295 | 216 | 143 | 106 | 102 | 72 | 51 | 46 | 38 | 55 | 68 | 121 | 82 | 239 | 242 | 553 | 836 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.74m | 3:27AM1.67m | 3:51PM1.74m | 4:06AM1.68m | 4:29PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.21m | 9:22PM0.26m | 9:36AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 412 | 461 | 352 | 295 | 216 | 143 | 96 | 102 | 72 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 55 | 68 | 121 | 82 | 239 | 242 | 553 | 836 | 496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 140 | 135 | 130 | 121 | 130 | 130 | 106 | 68 | 50 | 51 | 46 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 21 | S 21 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 81 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 52 | 176 | 201 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 232 | 393 | 233 | 416 |
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