Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 73 | 92 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 64 | 38 | 36 | 99 | 91 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.61m | 6:37AM1.63m | 7:01PM1.52m | 7:34AM1.56m | 7:59PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.31m | 00:26AM0.34m | 12:59PM0.41m | 1:19AM0.42m | 1:55PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | S 14 | S 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 15 | 9 | 64 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 99 | 91 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 30 | 41 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 73 | 92 | 53 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 23 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 82 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 70 | 95 | 190 | 115 | 63 | 63 | 26 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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