Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 318 | 386 | 163 | 155 | 106 | 104 | 83 | 60 | 530 | 73 | 85 | 157 | 261 | 548 | 847 | 904 | 2094 | 4652 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.80m | 6:17AM1.73m | 6:43PM1.69m | 7:12AM1.64m | 7:37PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:36PM0.22m | 1:03AM0.27m | 1:31PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 326 | 318 | 386 | 163 | 155 | 65 | 64 | 41 | 33 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 14 | 55 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 2379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 5 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | E 9 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 106 | 41 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 36 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 14 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 104 | 36 | 60 | 58 | 33 | 32 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | WSW 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 2 | 530 | 73 | 85 | 157 | 261 | 548 | 847 | 904 | 2094 | 4652 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 26 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 211 | 353 | 164 | 87 |
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