Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 150 | 183 | 769 | 223 | 151 | 184 | 187 | 197 | 437 | 390 | 458 | 414 | 339 | 400 | 460 | 460 | 460 | 377 | 383 | 308 | 232 | 225 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.53m | 9:21PM1.41m | 9:54AM1.50m | 10:20PM1.40m | 10:50AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.49m | 3:17PM0.53m | 3:33AM0.51m | 4:11PM0.53m | 4:24AM0.49m | 5:00PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 286 | 150 | 183 | 275 | 223 | 151 | 147 | 134 | 197 | 437 | 390 | 458 | 414 | 339 | 400 | 460 | 460 | 460 | 377 | 383 | 308 | 232 | 225 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 15 | NE 3 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 84 | 110 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 135 | 184 | 187 | 137 | 2 | 29 | 59 | 100 | 100 | 290 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 769 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 161 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 2 |
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