
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 11AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
166 | 239 | 612 | 217 | 211 | 203 | 194 | 257 | 156 | 154 | 249 | 246 | 303 | 390 | 534 | 527 | 613 | 595 | 663 | 653 | 690 | 653 | 673 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:47AM1.53m | 1:13PM1.64m | 1:29AM1.56m | 1:54PM1.68m | 2:08AM1.59m | 2:33PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.40m | 7:15PM0.45m | 7:27AM0.37m | 7:58PM0.41m | 8:08AM0.33m | 8:39PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
31 | 239 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 203 | 194 | 257 | 156 | 154 | 249 | 246 | 303 | 390 | 534 | 527 | 613 | 595 | 663 | 653 | 690 | 653 | 673 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 11 |
166 | 26 | 19 | 181 | 170 | 165 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 71 | 68 | 52 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 |
21 | 37 | 63 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 79 | 25 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 2 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | NW 2 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
1 | 1 | 612 | 86 | 93 | 75 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
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