
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 133 | 150 | 82 | 168 | 171 | 126 | 57 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 26 | 135 | 28 | 20 | 44 | 100 | 132 | 130 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.45m | 12:23PM1.56m | 00:41AM1.50m | 1:03PM1.61m | 1:21AM1.57m | 1:43PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.41m | 6:27PM0.40m | 6:40AM0.34m | 7:07PM0.34m | 7:22AM0.28m | 7:47PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 |
90 | 133 | 150 | 43 | 168 | 171 | 126 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 50 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 100 | 132 | 130 | 134 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 4 | S 13 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
38 | 40 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 44 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 10 | ENE 4 | E 10 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 16 | SE 11 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 80 | 135 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 79 | 85 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 161 | 2 | 26 | 79 | 26 | 79 | 79 | 85 | 79 | 2 |
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