Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 235 | 177 | 90 | 87 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 62 | 62 | 101 | 149 | 142 | 134 | 249 | 1077 | 1042 | 1017 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45AM1.91m | 4:15PM1.97m | 4:35AM1.87m | 5:03PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.05m | 10:00AM-0.04m | 10:31PM0.06m | 10:51AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 |
| kJ | 286 | 235 | 177 | 90 | 87 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 80 | 72 | 71 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 45 | 14 | 71 | 51 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 149 | 142 | 134 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 44 | 42 | 17 | 38 | 39 | 19 | 62 | 62 | 101 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 249 | 1077 | 1042 | 1017 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 54 | 54 | 26 |
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