Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 12PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 38 | 35 | 50 | 75 | 157 | 100 | 111 | 117 | 171 | 168 | 251 | 396 | 581 | 612 | 532 | 396 | 410 | 432 | 730 | 848 | 856 | 721 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.69m | 6:37PM1.57m | 7:05AM1.63m | 7:27PM1.50m | 7:58AM1.57m | 8:23PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.38m | 00:52AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.45m | 1:44AM0.45m | 2:22PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 5 | 35 | 14 | 75 | 94 | 12 | 111 | 117 | 116 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 418 | 532 | 273 | 268 | 238 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 14 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 7 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 4 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | NE 8 | SSW 14 | — | E 12 | S 13 | S 16 | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 21 | — | 9 | 20 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 31 | 50 | — | 157 | 100 | — | — | 171 | 168 | 251 | 396 | 581 | 612 | 427 | 396 | 410 | 432 | 730 | 848 | 856 | 721 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 233 | 66 | 66 | 54 | 1 | 54 | 66 | 236 | 211 | 228 | 64 | 54 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 26 |
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