Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 18 | 77 | 47 | 46 | 209 | 683 | 918 | 820 | 674 | 593 | 184 | 172 | 174 | 174 | 172 | 159 | 155 | 268 | 275 | 272 | 352 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:01PM1.58m | 00:18AM1.51m | 12:44PM1.63m | 00:59AM1.55m | 1:24PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.45m | 6:01PM0.48m | 6:14AM0.41m | 6:45PM0.44m | 6:56AM0.35m | 7:25PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 63 | 77 | 47 | 31 | 209 | 683 | 918 | 820 | 674 | 593 | 184 | 150 | 118 | 115 | 81 | 159 | 155 | 268 | 275 | 272 | 352 | 338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 148 | 172 | 174 | 174 | 172 | 57 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NE 4 | ESE 14 | NE 4 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | WNW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 9 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 198 | 3 | 115 | 136 | 119 | 68 | 25 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 397 | 397 | 416 | 393 | 236 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 70 | 0 |
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