Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 168 | 270 | 364 | 373 | 459 | 2290 | 283 | 205 | 195 | 131 | 127 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:36AM1.68m | 10:04PM1.59m | 10:43AM1.74m | 11:09PM1.65m | 11:44AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.35m | 4:19AM0.26m | 4:59PM0.29m | 5:19AM0.18m | 5:56PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 146 | 168 | 270 | 364 | 373 | 459 | 465 | 283 | 85 | 195 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 6 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 17 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 87 | 205 | 22 | 131 | 127 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 41 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | NNE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 10 | S 9 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | NE 6 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2290 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 79 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 79 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
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