Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 12PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 545 | 516 | 264 | 525 | 529 | 682 | 1319 | 150 | 142 | 161 | 218 | 214 | 158 | 163 | 144 | 163 | 444 | 431 | 339 | 282 | 400 | 383 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.57m | 8:23PM1.44m | 8:55AM1.53m | 9:21PM1.41m | 9:54AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.45m | 2:22PM0.50m | 2:38AM0.49m | 3:17PM0.53m | 3:33AM0.51m | 4:11PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 330 | 1 | 488 | 206 | 53 | 99 | 413 | 324 | 150 | 142 | 161 | 218 | 214 | 158 | 163 | 144 | 163 | 444 | 431 | 339 | 282 | 400 | 383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 84 | 110 | 85 | 2 | 62 | 98 | 137 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 2 | 29 | 61 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 7 | — | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 627 | 545 | 516 | 264 | 525 | 529 | 682 | 1319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 63 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 161 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 79 | 79 | 0 |
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