Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 22 | 30 | 123 | 19 | 18 | 79 | 51 | 23 | 350 | 725 | 974 | 4018 | 769 | 684 | 330 | 240 | 172 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32PM1.47m | 12:01PM1.58m | 00:18AM1.51m | 12:44PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.45m | 6:01PM0.48m | 6:14AM0.41m | 6:45PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 22 | 17 | 38 | 59 | 109 | 79 | 51 | 23 | 350 | 725 | 974 | 869 | 769 | 684 | 330 | 240 | 163 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 165 | 122 | 172 | 174 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | N 4 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 9 | E 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | SSW 14 | NNW 2 | — | NW 2 | NE 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 30 | 123 | 207 | 373 | 21 | 128 | 120 | 119 | 78 | 25 | 4018 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 63 | 475 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 94 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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