Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 15 | S 13 | ESE 15 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 109 | 148 | 100 | 94 | 176 | 173 | 126 | 57 | 88 | 119 | 84 | 69 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:38AM1.64m | 2:00PM1.73m | 2:15AM1.69m | 2:38PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.30m | 7:40AM0.22m | 8:05PM0.24m | 8:22AM0.18m | 8:45PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 64 | 148 | 39 | 38 | 176 | 173 | 126 | 39 | 39 | 119 | 77 | 69 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 113 | 109 | 39 | 100 | 94 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 79 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
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