Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 126 | 177 | 174 | 391 | 312 | 232 | 224 | 233 | 242 | 463 | 431 | 495 | 474 | 158 | 131 | 96 | 96 | 113 | 109 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.60m | 00:24AM1.53m | 12:47PM1.65m | 1:01AM1.58m | 1:23PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.42m | 6:20AM0.34m | 6:48PM0.36m | 7:00AM0.27m | 7:26PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 177 | 174 | 391 | 312 | 221 | 93 | 233 | 242 | 240 | 203 | 230 | 194 | 158 | 131 | 96 | 96 | 80 | 61 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | S 10 | E 11 | S 15 | S 9 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 124 | 126 | 41 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 9 | 224 | 38 | 11 | 183 | 131 | 127 | 124 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 113 | 109 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | E 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | — | NE 3 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | — | 2 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | WNW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 1 | 44 | 111 | 107 | 232 | 11 | 118 | 152 | 463 | 431 | 495 | 474 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 79 | 0 | 208 | 363 | 115 | 102 | 0 | 70 | 115 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 70 | 0 |
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