Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 16 | SE 18 | SE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 49 | 52 | 97 | 41 | 250 | 215 | 145 | 121 | 150 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.55m | 11:09PM1.50m | 11:41AM1.57m | 00:00AM1.50m | 12:30PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.46m | 5:11AM0.42m | 5:42PM0.48m | 5:58AM0.42m | 6:31PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 85 | 121 | 90 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | SE 14 | S 16 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 52 | 97 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 53 | 122 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 15 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 18 | E 20 | E 20 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | SE 18 | S 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 16 | 150 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 71 | 250 | 215 | 145 | 101 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 79 | 79 | 63 | 77 | 79 | 70 | 0 | 79 | 54 | 70 | 54 | 211 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
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