Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 575 | 453 | 422 | 338 | 350 | 257 | 276 | 302 | 174 | 174 | 279 | 352 | 3388 | 3819 | 1057 | 709 | 1115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02PM1.42m | 9:38AM1.51m | 10:03PM1.42m | 10:35AM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.50m | 3:48PM0.54m | 4:04AM0.50m | 4:39PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 10 |
| kJ | 575 | 453 | 422 | 338 | 350 | 257 | 276 | 302 | 174 | 174 | 279 | 352 | 31 | 24 | 1057 | 610 | 509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 17 |
| kJ | 111 | 109 | 98 | 96 | 13 | 68 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 34 | 67 | 33 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 364 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 83 | 99 | 315 | 3388 | 3819 | 602 | 709 | 1115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 239 | 239 | 320 | 553 | 946 | 115 | 0 |
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