Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 245 | 306 | 38 | 38 | 50 | 35 | 52 | 78 | 80 | 104 | 115 | 108 | 136 | 175 | 267 | 342 | 425 | 462 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.69m | 6:37PM1.57m | 7:05AM1.63m | 7:27PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.31m | 12:36PM0.38m | 00:52AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 17 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | E 7 | S 14 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | S 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 36 | 19 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | NE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 83 | 79 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NNW 3 | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 10 | — | E 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | SW 12 | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | 38 | 37 | — | 18 | — | 3 | — | — | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SE 4 | E 7 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 245 | 306 | — | 5 | 50 | 20 | 52 | 78 | 80 | 104 | 115 | 108 | 136 | 175 | 267 | 342 | 425 | 462 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 83 | 63 | 54 | 54 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 208 | 66 | 208 | 208 | 94 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 211 |
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