Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 4PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 481 | 427 | 706 | 1789 | 1611 | 1003 | 6124 | 5848 | 8182 | 1940 | 1569 | 1452 | 567 | 1150 | 1565 | 1153 | 2521 | 787 | 727 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.93m | 3:23AM1.88m | 3:48PM1.88m | 4:10AM1.84m | 4:34PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.00m | 9:15PM0.07m | 9:36AM0.04m | 10:01PM0.10m | 10:24AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 492 | 481 | 427 | 706 | 5 | 1611 | 1003 | 2860 | 2675 | 2287 | 1940 | 1569 | 1452 | 567 | 603 | 715 | 617 | 759 | 787 | 727 | 589 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 280 | 273 | 254 | 248 | 134 | 52 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | E 14 | NE 5 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 6 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 84 | 1789 | 811 | 311 | 6124 | 5848 | 8182 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1150 | 1565 | 1153 | 2521 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 87 | 239 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 455 | 26 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
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