Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NNE 4 | S 13 | NNE 4 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 134 | 129 | 126 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 41 | 30 | 42 | 14 | 99 | 88 | 37 | 465 | 380 | 100 | 66 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.73m | 3:04PM1.75m | 3:26AM1.81m | 3:48PM1.77m | 4:13AM1.87m | 4:36PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.18m | 9:11PM0.16m | 9:38AM0.15m | 9:57PM0.14m | 10:29AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 132 | 134 | 129 | 126 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 99 | 88 | 37 | 194 | 192 | 100 | 66 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 14 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 12 | E 14 | E 9 | SE 12 | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 11 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 16 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 36 | 42 | 151 | 6 | 97 | 106 | 465 | 380 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 270 | 169 | 87 | 20 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 87 | 0 | 236 | 70 | 11 |
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