Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 68 | 118 | 134 | 134 | 129 | 126 | 80 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 41 | 29 | 57 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.70m | 2:42AM1.73m | 3:04PM1.75m | 3:26AM1.81m | 3:48PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.22m | 8:28PM0.21m | 8:50AM0.18m | 9:11PM0.16m | 9:38AM0.15m | 9:57PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 68 | 118 | 134 | 134 | 129 | 126 | 80 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 8 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | WNW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | — | 3 | — | 13 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 57 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 97 | 169 | 97 | 0 |
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