Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 10AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 179 | 233 | 283 | 357 | 470 | 490 | 440 | 272 | 206 | 338 | 257 | 264 | 302 | 174 | 122 | 157 | 279 | 3023 | 4055 | 4601 | 3399 | 2237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35AM1.52m | 9:02PM1.42m | 9:38AM1.51m | 10:03PM1.42m | 10:35AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.48m | 2:52PM0.53m | 3:11AM0.50m | 3:48PM0.54m | 4:04AM0.50m | 4:39PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | -5 | -3 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 127 | 179 | 233 | 283 | 357 | 470 | 490 | 440 | 272 | 206 | 338 | 257 | 264 | 302 | 174 | 122 | 157 | 279 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 1175 | 2237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 7 | — | NE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 67 | 109 | 101 | 98 | 96 | 111 | 109 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 2 | — | 5 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 68 | 50 | 48 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | W 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 56 | — | 39 | 46 | — | — | 2 | 87 | 173 | 277 | 3023 | 4055 | 4601 | 3399 | 2233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 79 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 236 | 444 | 87 | 363 | 529 | 818 | 232 | 70 |
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