Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 477 | 283 | 224 | 233 | 242 | 235 | 392 | 412 | 606 | 166 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 113 | 109 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 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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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | -3 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 310 | 477 | 283 | 74 | 233 | 242 | 183 | 203 | 230 | 190 | 166 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 80 | 64 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 11 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 55 | 224 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 186 | 127 | 124 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 113 | 109 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 12 | E 11 | S 9 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | — | 11 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 153 | 123 | 114 | 11 | 108 | 124 | 235 | 392 | 412 | 606 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 363 | 164 | 98 | 88 | 70 | 115 | 115 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
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