Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 15 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 75 | 142 | 192 | 124 | 126 | 177 | 174 | 310 | 298 | 256 | 224 | 229 | 179 | 358 | 190 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43PM1.48m | 12:08PM1.60m | 00:24AM1.53m | 12:47PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.41m | 6:08PM0.42m | 6:20AM0.34m | 6:48PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 75 | 76 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 177 | 174 | 310 | 298 | 224 | 127 | 59 | 179 | 157 | 186 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 16 | E 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 17 | 122 | 124 | 126 | 40 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 224 | 229 | 54 | 183 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | NNE 4 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 280 | 130 | 142 | 192 | — | 1 | 27 | 28 | 102 | 146 | 256 | 13 | 9 | 92 | 358 | 190 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 237 | 0 | 26 | 79 | 2 | 208 | 239 | 115 | 108 | 0 | 94 | 161 | 164 | 70 | 26 |
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